Women opting to marry late now, says report

WOMEN in the national capital are now opting to get married in their mid 20s rather than early 20s which was a trend a decade ago.

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA

According a report put out by the Delhi government, the mean age of marriage among the women has improved from 21.7 years to 24.4 years between 2011 and 2020.

This figure is 1.7 years more than the national mean age of women getting married in the country which was calculated at 22.7 years in 2020.

The trend has marked a significant improvement in the teenage pregnancy whose rate has fallen to 2.6 in 2020 from 9.2 It means 2.6 females, out of 100 aged between 15-19 years, are now becoming mothers now against 9.2 a decade ago.

Teenage pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in the country, as per health experts.