Table 4. Average Age at First Marriage by District, Madang Province, PNG: 2011
  Total Never married       Average Age 1st Marriage
  Total Males Females Total Males Females       Total Males Females
   Madang
Total 261,505 134,561 126,944 99,461 62,680 36,781
15 - 19 54,295 28,496 25,799 50,170 27,628 22,542 92.4 97.0 87.4 2581.7 2861.9 2292.9
20 - 24 43,522 22,149 21,373 26,431 17,522 8,909 60.7 79.1 41.7
25 - 29 41,182 20,300 20,882 12,729 9,619 3,110 30.9 47.4 14.9 4.1 5.8 2.1
30 - 34 33,600 17,149 16,451 4,972 3,945 1,027 14.8 23.0 6.2
35 - 39 31,669 16,251 15,418 2,538 1,991 547 8.0 12.3 3.5 203.0 289.8 106.9
40 - 44 23,763 12,637 11,126 1,253 945 308 5.3 7.5 2.8
45 - 49 19,548 10,196 9,352 825 631 194 4.2 6.2 2.1 2378.7 2572.0 2186.0
50 - 54 13,926 7,383 6,543 543 399 144 3.9 5.4 2.2 95.9 94.2 97.9
   Bogia 1081.7 1361.9 792.9 24.8 27.3 22.3
   SMAM Ages
Total 38,730 19,924 18,806 13,696 8,798 4,898
15 - 19 7,957 4,195 3,762 7,293 4,068 3,225 91.7 97.0 85.7 2502.9 2788.1 2208.3
20 - 24 6,496 3,288 3,208 3,598 2,486 1,112 55.4 75.6 34.7
25 - 29 5,974 2,946 3,028 1,500 1,181 319 25.1 40.1 10.5 4.1 6.4 1.5
30 - 34 4,962 2,583 2,379 607 500 107 12.2 19.4 4.5
35 - 39 4,456 2,259 2,197 306 241 65 6.9 10.7 3.0 203.2 321.2 72.9
40 - 44 3,579 1,865 1,714 173 139 34 4.8 7.5 2.0
45 - 49 3,050 1,578 1,472 137 118 19 4.5 7.5 1.3 2299.7 2466.9 2135.4
50 - 54 2,256 1,210 1,046 82 65 17 3.6 5.4 1.6 95.9 93.6 98.5
   Madang 1002.9 1288.1 708.3 24.0 26.4 21.7
   SMAM Ages
Total 61,962 31,878 30,084 23,650 14,713 8,937
15 - 19 12,259 6,350 5,909 11,196 6,071 5,125 91.3 95.6 86.7 2601.8 2867.6 2327.0
20 - 24 10,685 5,386 5,299 6,491 4,163 2,328 60.7 77.3 43.9
25 - 29 10,166 5,091 5,075 3,324 2,458 866 32.7 48.3 17.1 5.0 7.1 2.4
30 - 34 7,975 4,066 3,909 1,232 947 285 15.4 23.3 7.3
35 - 39 7,444 3,875 3,569 693 540 153 9.3 13.9 4.3 247.7 357.2 122.4
40 - 44 5,514 2,901 2,613 321 234 87 5.8 8.1 3.3
45 - 49 4,657 2,443 2,214 233 172 61 5.0 7.0 2.8 2354.1 2510.4 2204.6
50 - 54 3,262 1,766 1,496 160 128 32 4.9 7.2 2.1 95.0 92.9 97.6
   Middle Ramu 1101.8 1367.6 827.0 24.8 27.0 22.6
   SMAM Ages
Total 40,821 20,446 20,375 15,904 9,692 6,212
15 - 19 8,707 4,596 4,111 8,085 4,471 3,614 92.9 97.3 87.9 2577.1 2830.6 2333.0
20 - 24 6,988 3,452 3,536 4,394 2,804 1,590 62.9 81.2 45.0
25 - 29 6,544 3,077 3,467 2,059 1,441 618 31.5 46.8 17.8 3.0 3.9 2.1
30 - 34 5,281 2,553 2,728 722 516 206 13.7 20.2 7.6
35 - 39 4,896 2,387 2,509 329 234 95 6.7 9.8 3.8 152.5 195.6 107.3
40 - 44 3,620 1,941 1,679 168 130 38 4.6 6.7 2.3
45 - 49 2,794 1,402 1,392 89 57 32 3.2 4.1 2.3 2424.6 2635.0 2225.7
50 - 54 1,991 1,038 953 58 39 19 2.9 3.8 2.0 97.0 96.1 97.9
   Rai Coast 1077.1 1330.6 833.0 25.0 27.4 22.7
   SMAM Ages
Total 42,630 21,633 20,997 16,556 10,229 6,327
15 - 19 9,069 4,782 4,287 8,494 4,660 3,834 93.7 97.4 89.4 2605.8 2880.0 2334.2
20 - 24 6,954 3,504 3,450 4,371 2,831 1,540 62.9 80.8 44.6
25 - 29 6,192 2,942 3,250 2,010 1,491 519 32.5 50.7 16.0 3.9 5.2 2.7
30 - 34 5,412 2,745 2,667 837 651 186 15.5 23.7 7.0
35 - 39 5,415 2,730 2,685 415 312 103 7.7 11.4 3.8 197.3 260.1 132.6
40 - 44 4,260 2,230 2,030 219 142 77 5.1 6.4 3.8
45 - 49 3,064 1,562 1,502 120 87 33 3.9 5.6 2.2 2408.5 2619.9 2201.6
50 - 54 2,264 1,138 1,126 90 55 35 4.0 4.8 3.1 96.1 94.8 97.3
   Sumkar 1105.8 1380.0 834.2 25.1 27.6 22.6
   SMAM Ages
Total 44,698 23,606 21,092 17,108 11,259 5,849
15 - 19 9,291 4,883 4,408 8,691 4,792 3,899 93.5 98.1 88.5 2609.8 2934.6 2248.1
20 - 24 7,061 3,705 3,356 4,233 2,980 1,253 59.9 80.4 37.3
25 - 29 6,948 3,641 3,307 2,201 1,820 381 31.7 50.0 11.5 4.1 6.0 2.0
30 - 34 5,746 3,025 2,721 972 841 131 16.9 27.8 4.8
35 - 39 5,412 2,941 2,471 508 431 77 9.4 14.7 3.1 207.0 302.4 101.3
40 - 44 3,960 2,112 1,848 240 191 49 6.1 9.0 2.7
45 - 49 3,654 1,924 1,730 162 132 30 4.4 6.9 1.7 2402.8 2632.1 2146.8
50 - 54 2,626 1,375 1,251 101 72 29 3.8 5.2 2.3 95.9 94.0 98.0
   Usino Bundi 1109.8 1434.6 748.1 25.1 28.0 21.9
   SMAM Ages
Total 32,664 17,074 15,590 12,547 7,989 4,558
15 - 19 7,012 3,690 3,322 6,411 3,566 2,845 91.4 96.6 85.6 2571.0 2849.0 2276.5
20 - 24 5,338 2,814 2,524 3,344 2,258 1,086 62.6 80.2 43.0
25 - 29 5,358 2,603 2,755 1,635 1,228 407 30.5 47.2 14.8 3.5 4.9 1.8
30 - 34 4,224 2,177 2,047 602 490 112 14.3 22.5 5.5
35 - 39 4,046 2,059 1,987 287 233 54 7.1 11.3 2.7 175.3 243.1 90.3
40 - 44 2,830 1,588 1,242 132 109 23 4.7 6.9 1.9
45 - 49 2,329 1,287 1,042 84 65 19 3.6 5.1 1.8 2395.7 2605.9 2186.2
50 - 54 1,527 856 671 52 40 12 3.4 4.7 1.8 96.5 95.1 98.2
1071.0 1349.0 776.5 24.8 27.4 22.3
Source: 2011 Papua New Guinea Census