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, and does not treat the topic in history.

See also: Marriageable age and Age of consent

Contents 1 World (selected countries averaged) 2 Africa 3 Americas 4 Asia 5 Europe 6 Oceania 7 External links

[edit] World (selected countries averaged)

• 28.7 years for men, 26.8 years for women, 27.8 final average.

_{* Note the average above does not take into account the population in each country or the average age would be lower}

[edit] Africa

•  Botswana: 30.8 for men, 26.7 for women.
•  Cameroon: 26.7 for men, 20.2 for women.
•  Chad: 24.1 for men, 18.0 for women.
•  Egypt: 27.9 for men, 22.2 for women.
•  Kenya: 26.3 for men, 21.7 for women.
•  Libya: 32.0 for men, 29.2 for women.
•  Mozambique: 22.6 for men, 18.0 for women.
•  Niger: 33.9 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.

[edit] Americas

•  Argentina: 25.6 for men, 23.3 for women, 25 final average.
•  Brazil: 25.8 for men, 22.7 for women.
•  Canada: 30 for men, 27.4 for women, 28.2 final average.
•  Mexico: 24.6 for men, 22.4 for women, 23.5 final average.
•  Peru: 25.7 for men, 23.1 for women.
•  United States: 27 for men, 25 for women, 26 final average. (2007)

[edit] Asia

•  Bangladesh: 21.0 for men, 16.0 for women
•  Pakistan: 22.8 for men, 19.7 for women
•  China: 23.8 for men, 22.1 for women.
•  Hong Kong: 31.1 for men, 28.8 for women.
•  India: 23.9 for men, 22.3 for women.
•  Indonesia: 25.2 for men, 21.6 for women.
•  Iran: 27.7 for men, 23.9 for women (2004).
•  Israel: 25.5 for men, 24.3 for women.
•  Japan: 30 for men, 27.3 for women.
•  Philippines: 25.8 for men, 19.3 for women.
•  Taiwan: 31.8 for men, 27.7 for women
•  Kuwait: 29.6 for men, 25.0 for women.
•  Myanmar: 27.5 for men, 26.4 for women.
•  Nepal: 22.0 for men, 18.8 for women.
• Saudi Arabia: 25.5 for men, 19.3 for women.
•  South Korea: 30.1 for men, 27.3 for women (2004)
•  Thailand: 25.8 for men, 23.5 for women.

[edit] Europe

•  Austria: 30.3 for men, 27.9 for women.
•  Belgium: 28.9 for men, 26.6 for women.
•  Denmark: 32.5 for men, 30.1 for women.
•  Finland: 30.5 for men, 28.3 for women.
•  France: 31.2 for men, 29.1 for women.
•  Germany: 30.9 for men, 28.2 for women.
•  Hungary: 29.3 for men, 27 for women (2005)
•  Ireland: 30 for men, 28.2 for women.
•  Italy: 30 for men, 27.1 for women.
•  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.
•  Sweden: 32.9 for men, 30.4 for women.
•  Switzerland: 30.8 for men, 28.2 for women.
•  United Kingdom: 29.8 for men, 27.7 for women

[edit] Oceania

•  Australia: 30.6 for men, 28[1] for women.
•  New Zealand: 29.2 for men, 27.3 for women.

[edit] External links

• Nation Master
• United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000