List of countries by age at first marriage

This is an incomplete list of the average ages of people when they first marry in various countries. This list is current, and does not treat the topic in history.

See also: Marriageable age and Age of consent

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.

Americas

• Argentina: 25.6 for men, 23.3 for women (1991)
• Brazil: 28 for men, 26 for women (2006)
• Canada: 30.6 for men, 28.5 for women. (2003)
• Guatemala: 27.5 for men, 24 for women, 26 final average
• Mexico: 24.6 for men, 22.4 for women, 23.5 final average (1990)
• Peru: 25.7 for men, 23.1 for women. (1996)
• United States: 27.5 for men, 25.6 for women. (2007)

Asia

• Bangladesh: 28.9 for men, 18.1 for women (1991)
• Pakistan: 26.3 for men, 21.6 for women (1991)
• China: 23.8 for men, 22.1 for women.
• Hong Kong: 31.1 for men, 28.8 for women.
• India: 24.9 for men, 21.3 for women. (2008)
• Indonesia: 25.2 for men, 24.6 for women.
• Iran: 29.7 for men, 23.9 for women (2004).
• Iraq: 24.5 for men, 22.0 for women.
• Israel: 25.5 for men, 24.for women.
• Japan: 35 for men, 27.3 for women.
• Philippines: 25.8 for men, 19.3 for women.
• Taiwan: 31.6 for men, 28.9 for women.(2009)
• Kuwait: 32.8 for men, 25.0 for women.
• 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)

Europe

• Albania: 27.7 for men, 22.4 for women. (2007)
• Armenia: 28.3 for men, 24.4 for women. (2007)
• Austria: 30.3 for men, 27.9 for women.
• Belarus: 25.1 for men, 22.9 for women. (2001)
• Belgium: 30.5 for men, 29.1 for women. (2004)
• Bulgaria: 29.0 for men, 25.9 for women. (2007)
• Croatia: 29.7 for men, 26.7 for women. (2007)
• Czech Republic: 31.2 for men, 28.6 for women. (2007)
• Denmark: 32.8 for men, 30.3 for women. (2001)
• Estonia: 27.8 for men, 25.2 for women. (2001)
• Finland: 30.5 for men, 28.3 for women.
• France: 31.9 for men, 29.7 for women. (2005)
• Germany: 32.6 for men, 29.6 for women. 31 final average. (2006)
• Greece: 31.7 for men, 28.6 for women
• Hungary: 29.3 for men, 27 for women (2005)
• Ireland: 32.1 for men, 30.4 for women. (2006)
• Italy: 32.8 for men, 29.7 for women. (2007)
• Latvia: 26.4 for men, 24.4 for women. (2001)
• Lithuania: 25.7 for men,23.6 for women. (2000)
• Macedonia: 26.6 for men, 23.5 for women. (2000)
• Malta: 29.6 for men, 27.5 for women. (2008)
• Moldova: 25 for men, 22 for women. (2001)
• Netherlands: 30.7 for men, 28.3 for women.
• Norway: 31.6 for men, 28.9 for women. (1999)
• Poland: 26.2 for men, 23 for women.
• Portugal: 27.5 for men, 25.7 for women. (2000)
• Romania: 30.9 for men, 27.5 for women. (2009)
• Russia: 26.1 for men, 23.3 for women. (2004)
• Slovakia: 28.6 for men, 25.6 for women. (2001)
• Slovenia: 29.6 for men, 26.7 for women. (2000)
• Spain: 33.6 for men, 32.9 for women. (2008)
• Sweden: 33.2 for men, 30.6 for women. (2001)
• Switzerland: 30.8 for men, 28.2 for women.
• Turkey: 26.1 for men, 22.8 for women.(2006)
• Ukraine:25.9 for men, 23.1 for women. (2007)
• United Kingdom: 30.7 for men, 28.5 for women, 29.6 final average. (2005)

Oceania

• Australia: 29.6 for men, 27.7 [2] for women.
• New Zealand: 29.2 for men, 27.3 for women.

See also

• Advanced maternal age

External links

• United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
• Europe: Eurostat numbers for 2006
• http://www.estrelladigital.es/articulo.asp?sec=esp&fech=25/07/2008&name=hijos