Cuadro I. Edad media del primer matrimonio/unión conyugal,
de 20 a 49 años casadas alguna vez, 1990-2001

Región, país y año Edad media al primer matrimonio/unión conyugal % casadas/en unión conyugal antes de los 20 años
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
ÁFRICA SUBSAHARIANA
Benín 1996 18.8 18.7 18.3 18.4 18.3 17.9 65 64 68 67 70 72
Benín 2001 19.1 19 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.8 59 59 63 62 63 61
Burkina Faso 1993 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.7 86 86 87 87 88 88
Burkina Faso 1998-99 17.6 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 84 82 84 84 88 89
Camerún 1991 17.3 16.9 16.6 16.6 16.3 16.0 73 75 79 83 86 86
Camerún 1998 18.6 18.0 17.2 17.5 16.9 16.4 61 67 72 71 77 81
Cabo Verde 1998 19.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 33 28 30 29 33 27
Chad 1996-97 16.3 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.6 15.6 86 86 85 86 87 86
Comoras 1996 — 20.4 18.4 18.2 17.5 17.6 40 47 62 67 69 72
Costa de Marfil 1994 18.8 18.2 18.1 18.0 18.2 17.9 58 66 66 65 63 67
Costa de Marfil 1998-99 — 19.7 18.4 18.6 18 18.5 50 52 64 64 66 63
Eritrea 1995 17.6 17.4 17.1 16.6 16.3 15.9 70 69 71 74 75 79
Etiopía 2000 18.1 17.2 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.7 65 71 85 85 91 89
Gabón 2000 — 20.4 20.1 19.4 19.1 18.0 92 90 89 89 88 83
Ghana 1993 19 18.9 18.6 19 18.7 19 60 62 66 61 64 60
Ghana 1998 19.3 19.6 18.7 19.4 18.7 18.7 56 54 62 58 65 63
Guinea 1999 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.9 16.2 16.2 79 82 81 79 82 81
Kenia 1993 — 19.5 18.9 18.2 18.3 18.1 46 56 63 66 67 69
Kenia 1998 — 20.2 19.2 18.7 18.2 18.4 46 48 56 63 66 63
Madagascar 1992 19.5 18.9 18.1 18.0 18.0 17.1 54 58 65 65 70 71
Madagascar 1997 18.8 18.9 19.0 18.2 18.1 17.8 62 59 58 65 64 71
Malawi 1992 17.7 17.7 17.2 17.9 18.1 18.4 77 77 80 73 69 66
Malawi 1996 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Malawi 2000 18.2 18.1 17.7 17.7 17.5 17.9 73 76 76 74 77 72
Malí 1996 16.3 16.1 16.0 16.1 15.9 15.8 82 86 86 88 88 91
Malí 2001 16.7 16.8 16.2 16.4 16.4 16.4 81 79 80 79 80 77
Mauricio 1991 22.0 ND ND ND 21.0 ND 28 ND ND ND 37 —
Mozambique 1997 17.4 17.3 17.4 16.7 16.9 17.0 78 74 73 81 76 73
Namibia 1992 — — 24.9 24.0 24.3 23.3 20 20 25 26 28 23
Níger 1992 15.0 14.9 14.9 15.1 14.8 14.7 90 94 94 95 94 93
Níger 1998 15.7 15.3 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.1 85 90 91 96 96 95
Nígeria 1990 17.8 17.2 16.3 17.3 16.8 17.3 68 69 76 70 71 72
Rep. Centroafricana 1994-95 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.7 16.6 17.4 74 75 75 65 81 70
Ruanda 1992 — 20.9 20.2 20.0 19.4 18.7 35 41 48 50 58 64
Ruanda 2000 — 21.0 21.0 20.5 20.4 20.2 42 38 40 45 45 48
Senegal 1992-93 18.3 16.8 16.2 16.1 15.8 15.8 60 70 79 81 84 83
Senegal 1997 19.9 18.7 17.4 17.1 16.7 16.7 51 58 70 74 77 78
Sudáfrica 1998 — — 24.7 23.3 23.1 22.6 14 20 27 30 30 30
Tanzania 1991-92 19.0 19.0 17.7 17.5 17.2 17.2 61 59 70 74 76 76
Tanzania 1996 19.0 18.7 18.5 17.6 17.4 17.7 60 63 64 70 75 70
Tanzania 1999 19.0 18.8 18.5 18.0 16.8 17.3 62 63 68 67 79 77
Togo 1998 — 18.8 18.8 19.0 18.9 18.8 48 63 63 59 61 61
Uganda 1995 17.7 17.8 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.3 75 72 75 76 78 75
Uganda 2000-01 17.7 18 17.8 17.7 17.4 17.4 75 71 74 72 77 72
Zambia 1992 18.6 18.0 17.2 17.2 17.0 16.6 64 70 78 83 81 79
Zambia 1996 18.5 18.4 17.9 17.4 17.4 16.8 64 65 70 75 76 82
Zimbabwe 1994 19.8 19.3 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.9 52 56 65 65 62 62
Zimbabwe 1999 — 19.8 19.7 18.6 18.9 18.8 53 52 54 65 62 61
CERCANO ORIENTE Y NORTE DE ÁFRICA
Egipto 1992 — 19.9 19.3 19.3 18.9 18.3 41 51 55 58 59 64
Egipto 1995 — 20.2 19.4 19.2 19.0 18.0 41 49 54 57 57 65
Egipto 2000 — 20.8 19.9 19.0 18.7 18.1 36 43 51 57 60 65
Jordania 1990 — 21.2 19.7 18.8 18.9 18.9 30 42 52 61 62 63
Jordania 1997 — 23.1 22.1 20.9 19.7 19.4 27 28 35 43 53 55
Mauritania 2000-2001 — 19 16.9 16.6 15.7 16.2 50 56 68 71 74 71
Marruecos 1992 — 22.3 20.0 19.4 18.6 17.6 31 36 50 56 64 74
Turquía 1993 — 20 19 18.6 18.5 18.3 41 50 59 67 66 68
Turquía 1998 — 20.4 20.3 19.0 18.5 18.4 43 46 48 61 66 66
Yemen 1991-92 18.1 16.2 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 63 77 82 80 80 79
Yemen 1997 18.2 16.6 16.0 15.9 15.8 15.7 64 76 81 87 84 88
ASIA
Bangladesh 1993-94 15.3 14.8 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.6 82 89 93 96 97 96
Bangladesh 1997 15.3 14.5 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.3 77 88 92 94 97 97
Bangladesh 1999-2000 16.1 15.4 14.9 14.5 14.0 13.8 75 85 90 92 95 95
Camboya 2000 — 19.9 20.4 19.7 20.4 19.1 41 51 47 53 45 59
Filipinas 1993 — 22 21.7 21.4 21.5 21.3 29 34 37 39 38 40
Filipinas 1998 — 22.7 22.2 21.8 21.6 21.8 28 30 34 34 37 35
India 1992-93 18 17.2 17 16.7 16.6 16.4 71 78 81 83 85 87
India 1998-99 18.0 16.9 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.8 67 75 79 81 83 83
Indonesia 1991 19.8 18.6 17.8 17.4 16.8 16.9 51 62 68 71 76 76
Indonesia 1994 — 19.2 18.2 17.9 17.3 17.2 49 56 67 68 72 72
Indonesia 1997 — 19.9 18.8 18.1 18.1 17.3 47 51 60 68 67 71
Nepal 1996 17.1 16.5 16.4 16.2 15.8 15.5 76 82 84 85 87 88
Nepal 2001 17.5 17 16.8 16.7 16.4 16.2 ND ND ND ND ND ND
Pakistán 1990-91 — 18.9 18.2 18.6 18.5 18.8 49 58 63 61 61 57
Vietnam 1997 — 21.0 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.7 36 38 35 35 35 33
AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
Belice 1991 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 ND 44 47 51 49 50 —
Belice 1999 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Bolivia 1994 — 20.6 20.3 20.4 20.7 21.2 43 45 48 46 45 41
Bolivia 1997 — 20.9 21.0 20.7 20.7 21.3 39 44 42 45 43 40
Brasil 1996 — 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.6 39 42 41 42 39 37
Colombia 1990 — 21.5 20.8 21.5 20.9 20.0 37 39 43 37 42 50
Colombia 1995 — 21.6 21.6 21.2 21.4 21.0 42 38 39 41 42 43
Colombia 2000 — 21.4 22.1 21.5 21.3 21.0 37 39 35 40 40 42
Costa Rica 1993 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Ecuador 1994 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 40 41 47 47 47 46
Ecuador 1999 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 21.0 41 44 43 48 49 46
El Salvador 1993 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 52 54 61 63 62 62
El Salvador 1998 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 46 52 53 58 59 56
Guatemala 1995 19.2 19.1 18.5 18.6 19.2 19.7 56 60 63 62 59 53
Guatemala 1999 19.5 19.2 19.4 19.2 18.8 20.1 56 57 57 56 60 49
Haití 1994 — 20.5 20.7 20.6 21.4 20.9 45 46 44 44 38 41
Haití 2000 — 20.6 20.8 19.9 20.0 21.2 43 46 43 50 50 41
Honduras 1996 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 63 63 65 69 73 74
Honduras 2001 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jamiaca 1993 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
Jamaica 1997 17.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 25 20 15 12 8 5
Nicaragua 1992 19.0 19.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 63 63 64 63 66 67
Nicaragua 1998 18.0 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.1 18.5 66 67 66 64 67 65
Nicaragua 2001 18.7 18.1 18.2 18.0 18.0 18.5 60 66 65 65 70 65
Paraguay 1990 — 20.8 20.8 21.7 20.6 21.0 41 45 43 39 44 42
Paraguay 1995 20.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 22.0 46 43 40 37 39 37
Paraguay 1998 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 ND 40 44 35 39 31 ND
Perú 1991-92 — 21.8 21.2 21.0 20.6 20.7 31 38 40 43 45 44
Perú 1996 — 21.3 20.9 20.8 21.0 20.7 38 40 43 43 42 44
Perú 2000a — 21.9 21.5 21.1 21.2 21.2 34 37 38 42 39 41
Puerto Rico 1996 18.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 73 50 46 44 45 43
Rep. Dominicana 1991 — 19.8 19.4 18.8 18.4 17.7 47 52 54 60 63 69
Rep. Dominicana 1996 19.5 19.4 19.7 19.0 18.9 18.8 53 55 53 57 58 58
EUROPA ORIENTAL Y ASIA CENTRAL
Armenia 2000 — 19.8 20.1 20.5 21 21.1 37 53 49 44 39 39
Azerbaiyán 2001 — 21.5 22.1 22.5 22.6 ND 34 35 28 22 26 ND
Georgia 1999 22.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 ND 39 43 35 35 30 ND
Kazajstán 1995 — 21.2 21.3 20.9 20.9 20.8 45 31 33 35 35 40
Kazajstán 1999 20.7 21.1 21.5 21.6 21.2 ND 40 40 32 31 29 36
Kirguistán 1997 19.5 20.3 20.6 20.7 20.2 19.9 58 45 40 38 47 53
Moldavia 1997 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 ND 53 48 39 38 34 ND
Rumania 1993 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 ND 38 47 50 46 47 ND
Rep. Checa 1993 21.0 21.0 ND 21.0 ND ND 38 38 ND 35 ND ND
Rumania 1999 22.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 ND 30 38 39 45 39 ND
Turkmenistán 2000 — 21.9 22.1 21.9 20.8 20.1 26 26 22 24 39 49
Ucrania 1999 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 ND 45 46 42 39 38 ND
Uzbekistán 1996 19.8 19.9 20.4 19.9 19.7 20.4 56 51 43 51 56 45
—: Menos de 50 por ciento de las entrevistadas en este grupo de edad estaban casadas
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