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 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Blantyre | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Kasungu | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Lilongwe | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
| Machinga | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Mangochi | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
| Mulanje | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.1 |
| Mzimba | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
| Salima | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Thyolo | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.3 |
| Zomba | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
Lighter numbers are estimates