* Among ever married women between 15 and 49 years old.
Note: The legal age for marriage in India is 18 years for women and 21 years for men, although there are exceptions under the Muslim and Hindu Marriage Act respectively.
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First pregnancy among married women in rural India - median age by occupation 2014
This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across rural India about the age of first pregnancy among married women in **, based on occupation. During that time period, self-employed women in the rural areas got pregnant the first time at about 19 years old.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Median age at first pregnancy among married women across rural India in 2014, by occupation* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Median age at first pregnancy among married women across rural India in 2014, by occupation*." Chart. June 20, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Median age at first pregnancy among married women across rural India in 2014, by occupation*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Median Age at First Pregnancy among Married Women across Rural India in 2014, by Occupation*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jun 2016, /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Median age at first pregnancy among married women across rural India in 2014, by occupation* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Median age at first pregnancy among married women across rural India in 2014, by occupation* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/680458/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-occupation-rural-india/
