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Rooted in the United Nations Charter and guided by the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) upholds the development pillar of the United Nations. UN DESA is a pioneer of sustainable development and the home of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UN DESA helps countries make informed decisions by providing a wealth of information through publications and databases and through support for international deliberations at the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Commissions, Forums and other bodies.

Series Pulled from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Variable Definition Units Years Last IFs Update UsedInPreprocessor UsedInPreprocessorFileName
MarriageRatesWomen15to19 Percentage of women (aged 15-19 years) who are currently married or in a union (Estimates only) Percent 1970-2018 2024/5/1 1 POP
MarriageRatesWomen20to24 Percentage of women (aged 20-24 years) who are currently married or in a union (Estimates only) Percent 1970-2018 2024/5/1 1 POP
AvgAgeAtFirstMarriageMen-UN Singulate average mean age at first marriage, men Age 1960,1962,1964,1966-2019 2024/5/1 1 POP
AvgAgeAtFirstMarriageWomen-UN Singulate average mean age at first marriage, women Age 1960,1962,1964,1966-2019 2024/5/1 1 POP

Pulling Instructions for United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

Process of pulling and cleaning:

First, navigate to the UN Population Division landing page and select the "World Marriage Data" tab

  • On the left-hand side under the title "Data", click the "Dataset" link to begin downloading. All of the data for marriage-related series will be in the dataset.