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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.

Africa

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

Americas

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	—	^{[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

Country	Men	Women	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	—	^{[citation needed]}
India	26	22.2	2011	^[8]
Indonesia	25.2	24.6	—	^{[citation needed]}
Iran	29.8	26.8	2007	^{[citation needed]}
Iraq	24.5	24.0	—	^{[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	—	^{[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	—	^{[citation needed]}
Malaysia	28.0	25.7	2010	^[13]
Mongolia	26.2	24.2	2010	^[14]
Myanmar	27.5	26.4	—	^{[citation needed]}
Nepal	22.0	18.8	—	^{[citation needed]}
Saudi Arabia	28.0	14.0	2012	^{[citation needed]}
Vietnam	26.2	22.8	2009	^{[citation needed]}
Uzbekistan	25.2	22.4	2006	^[6]
Yemen	28.0	11.5	2012

Europe

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		—	^{[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

Country	Men	Women	Average	Year	Source
Australia	29.6	27.7		—	^[21]
New Zealand	29.2	27.3		—	^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Family "Formation: Age at first marriage". 21 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
^ Family Life - Marriage / Indicators of Well-being in Canada
^ Matrimonios y divorcios (In Spanish). ^{[failed verification]}
^ Median Age at First Marriage. U.S. Census Bureau. " [1]" (2011). Accessed 15 October 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 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe"Mean age at first marriage by sex". Accessed 21 May 2011.
^ 2000 World Marriage Patterns [2]
^ MedIndia [3]
^ Statistics Bureau of Japan[4]
^ Lebanese Women: A Diminishing Marriage Market - AUB Press Release http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v8n2/article21.htm
^ Department of Statistics, Singapore [5]. Page 14, Accessed 28 August 2011.
^ http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=421&aid=0000258510&viewType=pc
^ Department of Statistics, Malaysia [6]. Accessed 8 November 2011.
^ Date: (13 June 2011). "Mongolia National Census 2010 Preliminary Results" (PDF). National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Retrieved 14 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ Czech Statistical Office[7] "Snatecnost"]
^ 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 21 May 2011.
^ Fatherhood in Russia between 1970 and 2004 Accessed 21 May 2011.
^ TASR (30 May 2011). "Najstarší sa berú v Bratislave. Najviac sa i rozvádzajú". Aktualne.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ "World Marriage Data". UN. 2008.
^ U.K. Office for National Statistics
^ [8]

External links

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics Family "Formation: Age at first marriage". 21 May 2011.

[UN_World_Marriage-2] United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000

[Family_Life_-_Marriage_/_Indicators_of_Well-being_in_Canada-3] Family Life - Marriage / Indicators of Well-being in Canada

[INEGI-4] Matrimonios y divorcios (In Spanish). ^{[failed verification]}

[B12007._MEDIAN_AGE_AT_FIRST_MARRIAGE-5] Median Age at First Marriage. U.S. Census Bureau. " [1]" (2011). Accessed 15 October 2011.

[UNECE-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

[DOSSG-11] Department of Statistics, Singapore [5]. Page 14, Accessed 28 August 2011.

[12] ttp://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=421&aid=0000258510&viewType=pc

[JRM-13] Department of Statistics, Malaysia [6]. Accessed 8 November 2011.

[Census_2010-14] Date: (13 June 2011). "Mongolia National Census 2010 Preliminary Results" (PDF). National Statistical Office of Mongolia. Retrieved 14 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[CzSO-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 21 May 2011.

[17] Fatherhood in Russia between 1970 and 2004 Accessed 21 May 2011.

[18] TASR (30 May 2011). "Najstarší sa berú v Bratislave. Najviac sa i rozvádzajú". Aktualne.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 May 2011.

[World_Marriage_Data_2008-19] "World Marriage Data". UN. 2008.

[20] U.K. Office for National Statistics

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