Area Database (v4.4)

Gender
Mean age at first marriage of women aged 20-50
Subnational regions
South Africa
All years

Mean age at first marriage of women aged 20-50

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
South Africa (Africa)  
Total 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.7 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3
Eastern Cape 20.9 21.1 21.2 21.4 21.6 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.3 22.5 22.6 22.8 23.0 23.1 23.3 23.5 23.7 23.8 24.0 24.2 24.3 24.5 24.7 24.9 25.0
Free State 20.3 20.5 20.7 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.3 21.5 21.7 21.8 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.8 23.0 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.7 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.4
Gauteng 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.1 24.2
KwaZulu Natal 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.0 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 25.1
Mpumalanga 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8
North West 21.7 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6
Northern Cape 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9
Northern Province 18.8 19.0 19.2 19.3 19.5 19.7 19.9 20.1 20.3 20.5 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.4 21.6 21.8 22.0 22.1 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.9 23.1 23.3
Western Cape 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.8 24.9 25.0
Lighter numbers are estimates