United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system. The Division is overseen by the United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, as the apex entity of the global statistical system and highest decision making body for coordinating international statistical activities. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world.

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.
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