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 people at first marriage is skewed with a longer tail towers older ages,[1] the majority of people marry before the average age of first marriage. The median age is a more precise representation of when the majority of people marry, however, for most reporting sources, only the average age at marriage is reported.
Americas
Country | Men | Women | Average | Year | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 28 | 26 | 27 | 2006 | [2] |
Canada | 31.1 | 29.1 | 30.1 | 2008 | [3] |
Chile | 31.3 | 30.0 | 30.6 | 2012 | [4] |
Mexico | 29 | 26 | 27.9 | 2011 | [5] |
United States | 29 | 27 | 28 | 2013 | [6] |
Asia
Country | Men | Women | Average | Year | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indonesia | 25.7 | 22.3 | 24 | 2010 | [7] |
Hong Kong | 31.2 | 28.9 | 30 | 2011 | [8] |
Taiwan | 32.0 | 29.7 | 30.8 | 2014 | [9] |
China | 24+ | 22+ | 23 | 2010 | [10] |
India | 28 | 22.2 | 24.1 | 2011 | [11] |
Iran | 27.4 | 22.1 | 24.8 | 2013 | [12] |
Israel | 31.5 | 28.8 | 28.2 | 2007 | [13] |
Japan | 30.9 | 29.3 | 29.7 | 2013 | [14] |
Lebanon | 32.8 | 28.8 | 30.8 | 2006 | [15] |
Philippines | 28 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 2011 | [16] |
Singapore | 30 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 2010 | [17] |
South Korea | 32.4 | 29.8 | 31.1 | 2014 | [18] |
Tajikistan | 26.2 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 2008 | [13] |
Kazakhstan | 26.8 | 24.1 | 25.5 | 2008 | [13] |
Kyrgyzstan | 26.7 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 2008 | [13] |
Kuwait | 27 | 27 | 27 | 2012 | [7] |
Malaysia | 28 | 25.7 | 26.9 | 2010 | [19] |
Mongolia | 26.2 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 2010 | [20] |
Vietnam | 26.2 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 2009 | [21] |
Uzbekistan | 25.2 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 2006 | [13] |
Europe
Country | Men | Women | Year | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Albania | 29.3 | 23.6 | 2011 | [13] |
Austria | 32.2 | 29.8 | 2012 | [13] |
Azerbaijan | 27.6 | 23.4 | 2011 | [13] |
Armenia | 29 | 25 | 2011 | [13] |
Belarus | 26.6 | 24.5 | 2011 | [13] |
Belgium | 32 | 29.6 | 2012 | [13] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.1 | 25.9 | 2011 | [13] |
Bulgaria | 30.6 | 27.5 | 2014 | [22] |
Croatia | 30.4 | 27.6 | 2011 | [13] |
Czech Republic | 32.4 | 29.6 | 2011 | [23] |
Cyprus | 30.9 | 29 | 2012 | [13] |
Denmark | 34.8 | 32.2 | 2012 | [13] |
Estonia | 31.3 | 28.8 | 2013 | [24] |
Finland | 33.1 | 30.9 | 2012 | [13] |
France | 31.8 | 30 | 2010 | [13] |
Georgia | 29.4 | 26 | 2011 | [13] |
Germany | 33.5 | 30.7 | 2012 | [13] |
Greece | 32.5 | 29.6 | 2012 | [13] |
Hungary | 31.8 | 29.1 | 2011 | [13] |
Iceland | 34.6 | 32.7 | 2011 | [13] |
Ireland | 33.2 | 31.6 | 2011 | [13] |
Italy | 33.8 | 30.8 | 2012 | [13] |
Latvia | 29.7 | 27.7 | 2011 | [13] |
Lithuania | 29 | 26.6 | 2011 | [13] |
Luxembourg | 31.9 | 29.8 | 2012 | [13] |
Macedonia | 28.3 | 25.4 | 2011 | [13] |
Malta | 29.9 | 27.8 | 2010 | [13] |
Moldova | 26 | 23 | 2010 | [13] |
Montenegro | 31 | 27 | 2011 | [13] |
Netherlands | 33.1 | 30.5 | 2013 | [25] |
Norway | 33.5 | 31.4 | 2012 | [13] |
Poland | 27.7 | 25.8 | 2011 | [13] |
Portugal | 31.4 | 29.9 | 2012 | [13] |
Romania | 29 | 26 | 2011 | [13] |
Russia | 27.4 | 24.9 | 2011 | [26] |
Serbia | 30.5 | 27.4 | 2011 | [13] |
Slovakia | 29.9 | 27.2 | 2011 | [13] |
Slovenia | 31 | 29 | 2011 | [13] |
Spain | 33.8 | 31.7 | 2012 | [13] |
Sweden | 35.6 | 33.1 | 2011 | [13] |
Switzerland | 31.8 | 29.5 | 2011 | [13] |
Turkey | 26.7 | 23.5 | 2012 | [27] |
Ukraine | 27.1 | 24.5 | 2010 | [13] |
United Kingdom | 33.1 | 30 | 2010 | [13] |
Oceania
Note: the reported age for Australia is the median, not the mean (average).
Country | Men | Women | Median | Year | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 30.8 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 2012 | [28] |
See also
References
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External links
- United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000
- Europe: Eurostat numbers for 2006
- Age at first marriage: interactive data visualizations
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics Family "Formation: Age at first marriage". 21 May 2011.
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- ↑ Family Life - Marriage / Indicators of Well-being in Canada
- ↑ http://www.guioteca.com/cultura-chilena/matrimonio-cual-es-la-edad-para-casarse-en-los-distintos-paises/
- ↑ Matrimonios y divorcios (In Spanish).[not in citation given]
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- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Age at First Marriage, Female - All Countries Quandl, Retrieved 3 July 2013
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- ↑ LibertyTimes
- ↑ People's Daily
- ↑ MedIndia
- ↑ Mardomsalari
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.39 13.40 13.41 13.42 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe "Mean age at first marriage by sex". Accessed 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lebanese Women: A Diminishing Marriage Market - AUB Press Release http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v8n2/article21.htm
- ↑ (Released: 27 March 2013) http://www.census.gov.ph/content/marriage-philippines-2011
- ↑ Department of Statistics, Singapore [1]. Page 14, Accessed 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Statistics Korea
- ↑ Department of Statistics, Malaysia [2]. Accessed 8 November 2011.
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- ↑ http://www.nsi.bg/sites/default/files/files/pressreleases/Population2014_en_2Y19BGI.pdf
- ↑ Czech Statistical Office [3] "Snatecnost"]
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Marriages_and_births_in_Estonia&oldid=254075
- ↑ {http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLEN&PA=37772eng&D1=0-47&D2=0,10,20,30,40,50,(l-1)-l&LA=EN&VW=T | Accessed September 21, 2013}
- ↑ Why Russians are delaying tying the knot Accessed 25 November 2014.
- ↑ http://w3.unece.org/PXWeb2015/pxweb/en/STAT/STAT__30-GE__02-Families_households/052_en_GEFHAge1stMarige_r.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=6962d26c-37a1-402d-beb2-42121f8accf0
- ↑ https://aifs.gov.au/institute/info/charts/marriage/index.html#median