Age at first marriage

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This is an incomplete list of the average ages of people when they first marry in various countries. This list is current (from year 2000 or later), and does not treat the topic in history.

Because the age distribution of the marriageable population is skewed,[1] the median age is a more precise representation of the average age. However, for most reporting sources, only the mean ages are given.

See also: Marriageable age and Age of consent

Contents

Africa [edit]

Country Men Women Average Year Source
 Cameroon 25 25.2 N/A [citation needed]
 Chad 24.1 18.0 N/A [citation needed]
 Egypt 23.9 24.2 N/A [citation needed]
 Kenya 26.3 21.6 N/A [citation needed]
 Libya 32.0 29.2 N/A [citation needed]
 Mozambique 22.6 18.0 N/A [citation needed]
 Niger 23.9 17.6 N/A [citation needed]
 South Africa 28.9 27.1 N/A [citation needed]
 Togo 27.0 21.3 N/A [citation needed]
 Nigeria 34.5 12.2 N/A [citation needed]

Americas [edit]

Country Men Women Average Year Source
 Argentina 25.6 23.3 1991 [2]
 Brazil 28 26 2006 [2]
 Canada 31.1 29.1 2008 [3]
 Guatemala 27.5 24 26 N/A [citation needed]
 Mexico 28 25 26.5 2008 [4]
 Peru 25.7 23.1 1996 [2]
 United States 28.9 26.9 2011 [5]

Asia [edit]

Country Men Women Average Year Source
 Armenia 28.4 24.5 2008 [6]
 Azerbaijan 27.3 23.1 2008 [6]
 Bangladesh 28.9 25.1 1991 [citation needed]
 Pakistan 26.3 22.8 2007 [citation needed]
 China 24 22 1990 [7]
 Georgia 28.8 25.1 2008 [6]
 Hong Kong 31.1 28.9 N/A [citation needed]
 India 26 22.2 2011 [8]
 Indonesia 25.2 24.6 N/A [citation needed]
 Iran 29.8 26.8 2007 [citation needed]
 Iraq 24.5 24.0 N/A [citation needed]
 Israel 31.5 24.8 2007 [6]
 Japan 30.5 28.8 2010 [9]
 Lebanon 32.8 28.8 2006 [10]
 Philippines 25.8 19.3 N/A [citation needed]
 Singapore 30.0 28.5 2010 [11]
 South Korea 32.1 29.4 2012 [12]
 Republic of China (Taiwan) 31.6 28.9 2009 [citation needed]
 Tajikistan 26.2 22.4 2008 [6]
 Kazakhstan 26.8 24.1 2008 [6]
 Kyrgyzstan 26.7 23.4 2008 [6]
 Kuwait 26.8 25 N/A [citation needed]
 Malaysia 28.0 25.7 2010 [13]
 Mongolia 26.2 24.2 2010 [14]
 Myanmar 27.5 26.4 N/A [citation needed]
 Nepal 22.0 18.8 N/A [citation needed]
 Saudi Arabia 28.0 17.0 N/A [citation needed]
 Vietnam 26.2 22.8 2009 [citation needed]
 Uzbekistan 25.2 22.4 2006 [6]

Europe [edit]

Country Men Women Average Year Source
 Albania 27.7 22.4 2007 [6]
 Austria 31.7 28.9 2008 [6]
 Belarus 26.0 23.9 2008 [6]
 Belgium 30.7 28.5 2008 [6]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.3 24.9 2008 [6]
 Bulgaria 29.3 26.1 2008 [6]
 Croatia 29.7 26.8 2008 [6]
 Czech Republic 32.4 29.6 2011 [15]
 Denmark 34.8 32.4 2008 [6]
 Estonia 29.6 27.2 2008 [6]
 Finland 32.5 30.2 2008 [6]
 France 31.6 29.6 2008 [6]
 Germany 33.0 30.0 2008 [6]
 Greece 31.8 28.9 2008 [6]
 Hungary 30.4 27.9 2008 [6]
 Iceland 34.3 32.1 2008 [6]
 Ireland 32.1 30.4 2006 [6]
 Italy 32.8 29.7 2007 [6]
 Latvia 28.8 26.7 2008 [6]
 Lithuania 28.0 25.7 2008 [6]
 Macedonia 27.7 24.7 2000 [6]
 Malta 29.6 27.5 2008 [6]
 Moldova 25.8 23.0 2008 [6]
 Montenegro 30.0 25.9 2008 [6]
 Netherlands 30.7 28.3 N/A [citation needed]
 Norway 33.4 31.1 2008 [6]
 Poland 29.7 27.6 2008 [6]
 Portugal 31 29.5 2011 [6]
 Romania 30.9 27.5 2009 [16]
 Russia 26.1 23.3 2004 [17]
 Serbia 29.8 26.6 2008 [6]
 Slovakia 31.9 28.8 2010 [18]
 Slovenia 30.9 28.4 2008 [6]
 Spain 32 29.8 2008 [6]
 Sweden 35.1 32.5 2008 [6]
 Switzerland 31.4 29.1 2008 [6]
 Turkey 26.7 23.4 2011 [6]
 Ukraine 25.9 23.1 2007 [19]
 United Kingdom 30.7 28.5 29.6 2005 [20]

Oceania [edit]

Country Men Women Average Year Source
 Australia 29.6 27.7 N/A [21]
 New Zealand 29.2 27.3 N/A [citation needed]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Family "Formation: Age at first marriage". 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
  3. ^ Family Life - Marriage / Indicators of Well-being in Canada
  4. ^ Matrimonios y divorcios (In Spanish).[not in citation given]
  5. ^ Median Age at First Marriage. U.S. Census Bureau. " [1]" (2011). Accessed 15 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an United Nations Economic Commission for Europe"Mean age at first marriage by sex". Accessed 21 May 2011.
  7. ^ 2000 World Marriage Patterns [2]
  8. ^ MedIndia [3]
  9. ^ Statistics Bureau of Japan[4]
  10. ^ Lebanese Women: A Diminishing Marriage Market - AUB Press Release http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v8n2/article21.htm
  11. ^ Department of Statistics, Singapore [5]. Page 14, Accessed 28 August 2011.
  12. ^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=421&aid=0000258510&viewType=pc
  13. ^ Department of Statistics, Malaysia [6]. Accessed 8 November 2011.
  14. ^ Date: (2011-06-13). "Mongolia National Census 2010 Preliminary Results". National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Retrieved 2011-06-14. 
  15. ^ Czech Statistical Office[7] "Snatecnost"]
  16. ^ Marcu, Diana (30 June 2010). "Româncele se căsătoresc la 27 de ani şi divorţează la 36. De ce au început să fugă de măritiş" (in Romanian). Gandul.info. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
  17. ^ Fatherhood in Russia between 1970 and 2004 Accessed 21 May 2011.
  18. ^ TASR (2011-05-30). "Najstarší sa berú v Bratislave. Najviac sa i rozvádzajú". Aktualne.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  19. ^ "World Marriage Data". UN. 2008. 
  20. ^ U.K. Office for National Statistics
  21. ^ [8]

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