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

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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.

Americas

  •  Argentina: 25.6 for men, 29.9 for women, 25 final average.
  •  Brazil: 25.8 for men, 22.7 for women.
  •  Canada: 34.3 for men, 31.7 for women[1].
  •  Mexico: 23.5 for men, 23.5 for women, 23.5 final average.
  •  Peru: 25.7 for men, 23.1 for women.
  •  United States: 27.1 for men, 25.3 for women, 26.1 final average. [2]

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: 26 for men, 24 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.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: 27.1 for men, 23.3 for women (2008)
  •  Thailand: 25.8 for men, 23.5 for women.

Europe

  •  Armenia: 28 for men, 23 for women. (2001)
  •  Austria: 30.3 for men, 27.9 for women.
  •  Belarus: 25.1 for men, 22.9 for women. (2001)
  •  Belgium: 28.9 for men, 26.6 for women.
  •  Bulgaria: 28.1 for men, 24.8 for women. (2001)
  •  Croatia: 28.6 for men, 25.4 for women. (2001)
  •  Czech Republic: 27.6 for men, 24.9 for women. (2001)
  •  Denmark: 32.5 for men, 30.1 for women.
  •  Estonia: 27.8 for men, 25.2 for women. (2001)
  •  Finland: 30.5 for men, 28.3 for women.
  •  France: 31.2 for men, 29.1 for women.
  •  Germany: 32.6 for men, 29.6 for women[3]. (2006)
  •  Greece: 35.3 for men, 29.2 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.
  •  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)
  •  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: 27.2 for men, 23.9 for women. (2001)
  •  Slovakia: 28.6 for men, 25.6 for women. (2001)
  •  Slovenia: 29.6 for men, 26.7 for women. (2000)
  •  Sweden: 32.9 for men, 30.4 for women.
  •  Switzerland: 30.8 for men, 28.2 for women.
  •  Ukraine: 25 for men, 22.2 for women. (2001)
  •  United Kingdom: 30.7 for men, 28.5 for women, 29.6 final average[4]. (2005)

Oceania

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada
  2. ^ http://www.2010census.biz/population/socdemo/hh-fam/tabMS-2.pdf
  3. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland
  4. ^ U.K. Office for National Statistics

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_at_first_marriage"

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