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
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[edit] Africa
Botswana: 30.8 for men, 26.7 for women.
Cameroon: 29.7 for men, 25.2 for women.
Chad: 24.1 for men, 18.0 for women.
Egypt: 25.9 for men, 24.2 for women.
Kenya: 26.3 for men, 21.6 for women.
Libya: 32.0 for men, 29.2 for women.
Mozambique: 22.6 for men, 18.0 for women.
Niger: 23.9 for men, 17.6 for women.
South Africa: 28.9 for men, 27.1 for women.
Togo: 27.0 for men, 21.3 for women.
Nigeria: 29.0 for men, 22.2 for women.
[edit] Americas
Argentina: 25.6 for men, 23.3 for women. (1991)[2]
Brazil: 28 for men, 26 for women. (2006)[2]
Canada: 25 for men; 21 for women. (1982)- Canada: 30.6 for men, 28.5 for women. (2003)[3]
Guatemala: 27.5 for men, 24 for women, 26 final average.
Mexico: 28 for men, 25 for women, 26.5 final average. (2007)[4]
Peru: 25.7 for men, 23.1 for women. (1996)[2]
United States: 28.4 for men, 26.5 for women. (2009)[5][6]
[edit] Asia
Armenia: 28.4 for men, 24.5 for women. (2008)[7]
Azerbaijan: 27.3 for men, 23.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Bangladesh: 28.9 for men, 18.1 for women. (1991)
Pakistan: 26.3 for men, 21.8 for women. (1991)
China: 31.1 for men, 29.1 for women.
Georgia: 28.8 for men, 25.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Hong Kong: 31.1 for men, 28.8 for women.
India: 26 for men, 22.2 for women. (2011)[citation needed]
Indonesia: 25.2 for men, 24.6 for women.
Iran: 29.8 for men, 26.8 for women. (2007)
Iraq: 24.5 for men, 13.0 for women.
Israel: 25.5 for men, 24.8 for women. (2007)[7]
Japan: 30.5 for men, 28.8 for women. (2010)[8]
Philippines: 25.8 for men, 19.3 for women.[citation needed]
South Korea: 31.8 for men, 28.9 for women. (2010)
Taiwan: 31.6 for men, 28.9 for women. (2009)
Tajikistan: 26.2 for men, 22.4 for women. (2008)[7]
Turkey: 26.7 for men, 23.4 for women. (2011)[7]
Kazakhstan: 26.8 for men, 24.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Kyrgyzstan: 26.7 for men, 23.4 for women. (2008)[7]
Kuwait: 32.8 for men, 15.4 for women.
Malaysia: 28.0 for men, 25.7 for women. (2010)[9]
Myanmar: 27.5 for men, 26.4 for women.
Nepal: 22.0 for men, 18.8 for women.
Vietnam: 26.2 for men, 22.8 for women. (2009)
Uzbekistan: 25.2 for men, 22.4 for women. (2006)[7]
[edit] Europe
Albania: 27.7 for men, 22.4 for women. (2007)[7]
Austria: 31.7 for men, 28.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Belarus: 26.0 for men, 23.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Belgium: 30.7 for men, 28.5 for women. (2008)[7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.3 for men, 24.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Bulgaria: 29.3 for men, 26.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Croatia: 29.7 for men, 26.8 for women. (2008)[7]
Czech Republic: 30.3 for men, 27.6 for women. (2008)[7]
Denmark: 34.8 for men, 32.4 for women. (2008)[7]
Estonia: 29.6 for men, 27.2 for women. (2008)[7]
Finland: 32.5 for men, 30.2 for women. (2008)[7]
France: 31.6 for men, 29.6 for women. (2008)[7]
Germany: 33.0 for men, 30.0 for women. (2008)[7]
Greece: 31.8 for men, 28.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Hungary: 30.4 for men, 27.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Iceland: 34.3 for men, 32.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Ireland: 32.1 for men, 30.4 for women. (2006) [7]
Italy: 32.8 for men, 29.7 for women. (2007)[7]
Latvia: 28.8 for men, 26.7 for women. (2008)[7]
Lithuania: 28.0 for men, 25.7 for women. (2008)[7]
Macedonia: 27.7 for men, 24.7 for women. (2000)[7]
Malta: 29.6 for men, 27.5 for women. (2008)[7]
Moldova: 25.8 for men, 23.0 for women. (2008)[7]
Montenegro: 30.0 for men, 25.9 for women. (2008)[7]
Netherlands: 30.7 for men, 28.3 for women.
Norway: 33.4 for men, 31.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Poland: 27.7 for men, 25.6 for women. (2008)[7]
Portugal: 27.5 for men, 25.7 for women. (2000)[7]
Romania: 30.9 for men, 27.5 for women. (2009)[10]
Russia: 26.1 for men, 23.3 for women. (2004) [11]
Serbia: 29.8 for men, 26.6 for women. (2008)[7]
Slovakia: 31.9 for men, 28.8 for women. (2010)[12]
Slovenia: 30.9 for men, 28.4 for women. (2008)[7]
Spain: 32 for men, 29.8 for women. (2008)[7]
Sweden: 35.1 for men, 32.5 for women. (2008)[7]
Switzerland: 31.4 for men, 29.1 for women. (2008)[7]
Ukraine: 25.9 for men, 23.1 for women. (2007)[13]
United Kingdom: 30.7 for men, 28.5 for women, 29.6 final average. (2005)[14]
[edit] Oceania
Australia: 29.6 for men, 27.7 for women. [2]
New Zealand: 29.2 for men, 27.3 for women.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Family "Formation: Age at first marriage". 21 May 2011.
- ^ a b c United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
- ^ Statistics Canada - The Daily Wednesday, January 17, 2007
- ^ Matrimonios y divorcios (In Spanish).[not in citation given]
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. "Median Age at First Marriage for Women" (2009). Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau "Median Age at First Marriage for Men". (2009). Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ^ 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 ao United Nations Economic Commission for Europe"Mean age at first marriage by sex". Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ^ Statistics Bureau of Japan[1]
- ^ Department of Statistics, Malaysia ". Accessed 08 November 2011.
- ^ Marcu, Diana. "Româncele se căsătoresc la 27 de ani şi divorţează la 36. De ce au început să fugă de măritiş" Gandul.info (In Romanian). 30 June 2010. Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ^ Fatherhood in Russia between 1970 and 2004 Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ^ TASR (2011-05-30). "Najstarší sa berú v Bratislave. Najviac sa i rozvádzajú" (in Slovak). Aktualne.sk. http://aktualne.centrum.sk/domov/zdravie-skolstvo-spolocnost/clanek.phtml?id=1234173. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ^ World Marriage Data 2008
- ^ U.K. Office for National Statistics
[edit] External links
- United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
- Europe: Eurostat numbers for 2006
- Average Age Of Marriage
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