Gender (v2.1)

Gender
Mean age at first marriage of women aged 20-50
Subnational regions
Malawi
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
Malawi (Africa)  
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 18.0 18.1
Blantyre 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Blantyre 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2
Blantyre 17.9 17.9 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 18.5 18.5
Kasungu 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6
Kasungu 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6
Kasungu 17.1 17.2 17.2 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 17.8 17.8
Lilongwe 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3
Lilongwe 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1
Lilongwe 18.4 18.4 18.4 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 17.9 17.8
Machinga 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4
Machinga 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3
Machinga 17.1 17.1 17.1 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 16.8 16.7
Mangochi 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8
Mangochi 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9
Mangochi 17.0 17.0 17.0 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 18.3 18.4
Mulanje 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3
Mulanje 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Mulanje 17.5 17.4 17.3 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 18.3 18.5
Mzimba 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3
Mzimba 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5
Mzimba 17.3 17.3 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 17.8 17.7
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 18.0 17.9 17.9 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 18.1 18.1
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 17.4 17.5 17.5 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 18.0 18.0
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.5 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 18.1 18.2
Salima 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Salima 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Salima 18.1 18.0 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 17.6 17.6
Thyolo 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1
Thyolo 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1
Thyolo 17.0 17.0 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 18.4 18.6
Zomba 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2
Zomba 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1
Zomba 17.3 17.3 17.3 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 18.0 18.1
Lighter numbers are estimates