Table 2 Distribution of age at first cohabitation by exact age in India over the period 1992–2021
Percentage of women who first cohabited by specific exact age and median age at first cohabitation by current age | |||||||||||
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Current Age | NFHS-Rounds | Percentage married by exact age | Number of Women | Median age at first Cohabitation | |||||||
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | ||||
15–19 | NFHS-I | 30.2 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 9,098 | a |
NFHS-II | 29.5 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 8,276 | a | |
NFHS-III | 8.2 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 6,482 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 1.9 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 18,065 | a | |
NFHS-V | 1.3 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 15,324 | a | |
20–24 | NFHS-I | 21.6 | 35.8 | 49.4 | 61.6 | 76.2 | 85.7 | na | na | 17,979 | 17.05 |
NFHS-II | 20.8 | 33.9 | 47.1 | 59.2 | 74.5 | 84.1 | na | na | 16,587 | 17.24 | |
NFHS-III | 13.1 | 22.6 | 33.1 | 44.5 | 54.8 | 63.3 | na | na | 16,259 | 18.53 | |
NFHS-IV | 5.4 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 25.3 | 36.3 | 46.8 | na | na | 78,430 | a | |
NFHS-V | 4.0 | 7.8 | 13.9 | 22.3 | 32.6 | 42.5 | na | na | 71,448 | a | |
25–29 | NFHS-I | 22.6 | 36.7 | 50.0 | 60.4 | 72.2 | 79.0 | 86.0 | 97.4 | 17,440 | 17.00 |
NFHS-II | 21.7 | 34.7 | 48.0 | 58.4 | 70.6 | 78.2 | 85.1 | 97.2 | 17,965 | 17.19 | |
NFHS-III | 18.6 | 29.1 | 41.1 | 52.1 | 62.9 | 71.0 | 77.5 | 91.1 | 18,211 | 17.81 | |
NFHS-IV | 10.5 | 16.8 | 24.8 | 34.5 | 44.7 | 53.9 | 62.3 | 83.8 | 1,00,344 | 19.52 | |
NFHS-V | 7.7 | 13.1 | 20.9 | 31.1 | 42.1 | 52.2 | 61.0 | 83.1 | 1,02,933 | 19.78 | |
30–34 | NFHS-I | 22.5 | 37.3 | 51.0 | 61.3 | 73.3 | 79.4 | 86.1 | 95.9 | 1,4673 | 16.93 |
NFHS-II | 22.0 | 36.2 | 50.5 | 61.4 | 72.7 | 79.3 | 85.6 | 96.1 | 15,288 | 16.97 | |
NFHS-III | 21.3 | 33.1 | 46.0 | 57.3 | 67.6 | 74.9 | 80.8 | 93.1 | 16,417 | 17.35 | |
NFHS-IV | 13.9 | 21.8 | 31.4 | 41.8 | 51.8 | 60.4 | 67.8 | 85.4 | 88,810 | 18.82 | |
NFHS-V | 11.8 | 19.1 | 28.0 | 38.1 | 48.5 | 57.7 | 66.1 | 87.0 | 95,988 | 19.17 | |
35–39 | NFHS-I | 24.7 | 39.8 | 54.2 | 64.0 | 75.3 | 81.2 | 87.5 | 95.9 | 12,466 | 16.71 |
NFHS-II | 23.4 | 37.7 | 52.1 | 62.3 | 73.4 | 80.2 | 86.0 | 95.7 | 13,252 | 16.85 | |
NFHS-III | 22.0 | 34.7 | 47.8 | 58.8 | 69.7 | 77.5 | 83.1 | 93.5 | 14,861 | 17.20 | |
NFHS-IV | 15.0 | 23.2 | 32.6 | 43.0 | 53.1 | 61.6 | 68.6 | 84.9 | 82,245 | 18.69 | |
NFHS-V | 13.6 | 22.4 | 32.7 | 43.9 | 54.7 | 63.5 | 71.0 | 88.9 | 94,595 | 18.56 | |
40–44 | NFHS-I | 27.7 | 43.1 | 56.5 | 66.5 | 77.7 | 83.2 | 89.9 | 96.8 | 9,757 | 16.51 |
NFHS-II | 24.5 | 39.3 | 53.0 | 63.7 | 74.9 | 81.6 | 88.0 | 96.7 | 10,656 | 16.78 | |
NFHS-III | 22.9 | 35.4 | 48.7 | 59.8 | 70.3 | 78.0 | 83.9 | 94.5 | 12,260 | 17.12 | |
NFHS-IV | 15.8 | 24.3 | 33.7 | 43.6 | 52.8 | 60.9 | 67.9 | 83.0 | 68,586 | 18.69 | |
NFHS-V | 15.2 | 24.3 | 34.5 | 45.8 | 56.6 | 65.9 | 73.7 | 90.5 | 79,418 | 18.39 | |
45–49 | NFHS-I | 30.0 | 44.9 | 58.0 | 67.7 | 78.5 | 84.1 | 90.4 | 97.2 | 8,049 | 16.39 |
NFHS-II | 26.0 | 40.4 | 54.1 | 65.3 | 75.7 | 81.4 | 88.1 | 96.6 | 8,278 | 16.70 | |
NFHS-III | 21.2 | 33.3 | 46.4 | 57.8 | 68.7 | 77.0 | 83.2 | 94.3 | 9,234 | 17.32 | |
NFHS-IV | 14.0 | 22.1 | 30.3 | 39.4 | 48.6 | 56.7 | 63.4 | 78.6 | 63,135 | 19.17 | |
NFHS-V | 14.6 | 23.6 | 33.9 | 45.1 | 56.1 | 65.3 | 72.7 | 90.2 | 83,124 | 18.45 | |
15–49 | NFHS-I | 24.7 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 89,462 | a |
NFHS-II | 23.3 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 90,303 | a | |
NFHS-III | 17.0 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 93,724 | a | |
NFHS-IV | 10.1 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 4,99,615 | a | |
NFHS-V | 9.0 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | 5,42,830 | a | |
20–49 | NFHS-I | 24.1 | 38.7 | 52.3 | 62.9 | 75.1 | 81.9 | na | na | 80,364 | 16.83 |
NFHS-II | 22.7 | 36.5 | 50.2 | 61.1 | 73.3 | 80.7 | na | na | 82,027 | 16.99 | |
NFHS-III | 19.2 | 30.5 | 42.7 | 53.9 | 64.5 | 72.5 | na | na | 87,242 | 17.65 | |
NFHS-IV | 11.8 | 18.8 | 27.2 | 37.0 | 47.0 | 56.0 | na | na | 4,81,550 | 19.33 | |
NFHS-V | 10.6 | 17.6 | 26.3 | 36.6 | 47.3 | 56.8 | na | na | 5,27,506 | 19.25 | |
25–49 | NFHS-I | 24.8 | 39.5 | 53.1 | 63.2 | 74.7 | 80.9 | 87.5 | 96.6 | 62,385 | 16.77 |
NFHS-II | 23.1 | 37.1 | 51.0 | 61.6 | 73.0 | 79.9 | 86.3 | 96.5 | 65,440 | 16.93 | |
NFHS-III | 21.0 | 32.8 | 45.6 | 56.7 | 67.4 | 75.2 | 81.2 | 93.1 | 70,983 | 17.40 | |
NFHS-IV | 13.6 | 21.3 | 30.2 | 40.1 | 49.9 | 58.5 | 65.9 | 83.4 | 4,03,120 | 19.01 | |
NFHS-V | 12.2 | 20.0 | 29.4 | 40.1 | 50.9 | 60.3 | 68.3 | 87.6 | 4,56,058 | 18.92 | |