Area Database (v4.2.1)
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 | |
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| Total | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.5 | |||
| Adamaoua | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | |||
| Centre (incl Yaounde) | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.0 | |||
| Est | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | |||
| Extreme Nord | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | |||
| Littoral (incl Douala) | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | |||
| Nord | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.7 | |||
| Nord Ouest | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.5 | |||
| Ouest | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.8 | |||
| Sud | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | |||
| Sud Ouest | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.0 | |||
Lighter numbers are estimates