List of countries by age at first marriage explained
This is a list of countries by age at first marriage. The list is current from contemporary surveys. It does not treat the topic in history. Currency of information varies by country. Because the age distribution of people at first marriage is skewed with a longer tail towards 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; for most reporting sources, however, only the average age at marriage is reported.
Africa
Country | Men | Women | Average | Age gap | Age ratio | Year | Source | |
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Americas
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Asia
Country | Men | Women | Average | Age gap | Age ratio | Year | Source [2]
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Europe
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Oceania
Note: the reported age for these countries is the median, not the mean (average). All countries in italics have their data in the mean and not the median.
Country | Men | Women | Median | Age gap | Age ratio | Year | Source | |
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See also
- Age of consent
- Marriageable age
References
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Notes and References
- Book: Australian Bureau of Statistics . Australian Bureau of Statistics . Australian Social Trends – 4102.0 . 1997 . 23 February 2021 . ISSN: 1321-1781 . Family Formation: Age at first marriage.
- News: 中国新观察 . 平均初婚年龄28.67岁,中国人为啥结婚越来越晚 . 2024-07-08 . 新华网 . 新华网 . 2022-06-24 . china . zh.