Journal of Population Sciences
Table 2 Proportions (%) of women never-married of different age groups by year and residence, and median age at first marriage, Rwanda 2005, 2010 and 2015
From: Fertility transition in Rwanda: what does the trend in nuptiality reveal?
Age group | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | |
15–19 | 98.6 | 96.8 | 97.3 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.1/2 |
20–24 | 68.6 | 49.7 | 64.9 | 58.7 | 69.5 | 57.2 |
25–29 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 32.4 | 20.4 | 34.5 | 21.7 |
30–34 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 10.6 |
35–39 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
40–44 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
45–49 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 3.6 |
Median age | 21.5 | 20.6 | 23.0 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 21.7 |