List of countries by age at first marriage

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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.[citation needed]

Map by color of age at first marriage

Africa

More information Country, Men ...
CountryMenWomenAverageAge gapAge ratioYearSource
 Algeria (more info) 33.230.8 32 2.4 1.08 2020 [2]
 Angola 26.723.4 25.1 3.3 1.14 2009 [3]
 Benin[a] 24.419.9 22.2 4.5 1.23 2012 [3]
 Botswana 30.926.4 28.7 4.5 1.17 2001 [2]
 Burkina Faso[a] 26.319.9 23.1 6.4 1.32 2018 [3]
 Burundi[a] 24.621.3 23 3.3 1.15 2019 [3]
 Cape Verde[a] 35.232.0 33.6 3.2 1.1 2019 [3]
 Cameroon[a] (more info) 26.019.6 22.8 6.4 1.33 2017 [3]
 Central African Republic 23.720.3 22 3.4 1.17 2019 [2]
 Chad 25.319.1 22.2 6.2 1.32 2011 [2]
 Comoros[a] 25.620.4 23 5.2 1.25 1996 [3]
 Congo[a] 26.122.0 24.1 4.1 1.19 2016 [3]
 Ivory Coast[a] 26.719.5 23.1 7.2 1.37 2005 [3]
 DR Congo[a] 26.221.0 23.6 5.2 1.25 2019 [3]
 Djibouti 31.327.4 29.4 3.9 1.14 2009 [2]
 Egypt (more info) 31.025.0 28 6 1.24 2019 [4]
 Equatorial Guinea 26.120.5 23.3 5.6 1.27 2011 [2]
 Eritrea 29.120.6 24.9 8.5 1.41 2002 [2]
 Eswatini 30.526.5 28.5 4 1.15 2007 [2]
 Ethiopia 26.822.3 24.6 4.5 1.2 2019 [2]
 Gabon[a] 25.521.4 23.5 4.1 1.19 2007 [3]
 Gambia 30.722.7 26.7 8 1.35 2019 [2]
 Ghana[a] (more info) 25.721.7 23.7 4 1.18 2008 [3]
 Guinea 28.019.8 23.9 8.2 1.41 2014 [2]
 Guinea-Bissau 28.120.9 24.5 7.2 1.34 2000 [2]
 Kenya[a] 29.625.6 27.6 4 1.16 2018-2019 [3]
 Lesotho[a] 25.520.9 23.2 4.6 1.22 2009 [3]
 Liberia[a] 23.019.0 21 4 1.21 2009 [3]
 Libya 32.030.0 31 2 1.07 2003 [5]
 Madagascar[a] 25.522.8 24.2 2.7 1.12 2019 [3]
 Malawi[a] 25.320.9 23.1 4.4 1.21 2019 [3]
 Mali[a] 26.019.1 22.6 6.9 1.36 2018 [2]
 Mauritania[a] (more info) 27.119.2 23.2 7.9 1.41 2008-2009 [3]
 Mauritius 36.432.4 34.4 4 1.12 2019 [3]
 Morocco 31.325.7 28.5 5.6 1.22 2019 [6]
 Mozambique 27.622.8 25.2 4.8 1.21 2020 [2]
 Namibia[a] 31.729.2 30.5 2.5 1.09 2006-2007 [3]
 Niger 22.819.2 21 3.6 1.19 2017 [2]
 Nigeria (more info) 24.819.2 22 5.6 1.29 2018 [2]
 Rwanda[a] 24.720.6 22.7 4.1 1.2 2010 [3]
 São Tomé and Príncipe[a] 24.119.1 21.6 5 1.26 2008-2009 [3]
 Senegal 31.423.8 27.6 7.6 1.32 2020 [2]
 Seychelles 35.331.1 33.2 4.2 1.14 2011 [2]
 Somalia 26.520.6 23.6 5.9 1.29 1982 [2]
 South Africa[b] (more info) 35.031.0 33 4 1.13 2020 [7]
 South Sudan 27.620.4 24 7.2 1.35 2019 [2]
 Sudan (more info) 28.921.9 25.4 7 1.32 2014 [2]
 Tanzania[a] 23.819.0 21.4 4.8 1.25 2010 [3]
 Togo 27.622.3 25 5.3 1.24 2014 [2]
 Tunisia 32.928.2 30.6 4.7 1.17 2014 [2]
 Uganda[a] 24.420.2 22.3 4.2 1.21 2018 [3]
 Zambia[a] 25.720.7 23.2 5 1.24 2011 [3]
 Zimbabwe[a] 24.619.9 22.3 4.7 1.24 2010-2011 [3]
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Americas

More information Country, Men ...
CountryMenWomenAverageAge gapAge ratioYearSource
 Antigua and Barbuda 29.025.0 27 4 1.16 2001 [2]
 Argentina 38.836.8 37.8 2 1.05 2020 [8]
 Bahamas 30.627.0 28.8 3.6 1.13 2010 [2]
 Barbados 35.332.9 34.1 2.4 1.07 2000 [2]
 Belize 30.128.6 29.4 1.5 1.05 2010 [2]
 Bolivia 26.624.1 25.4 2.5 1.1 2012 [2]
 Brazil 31.529.2 30.4 2.3 1.08 2022 [9]
 Canada (more info) 30.830.4 30.6 0.4 1.01 2022 [10]
 Chile (more info) 39.437.8 38.6 1.6 1.04 2020 [11]
 Colombia 26.222.7 24.5 3.5 1.15 2015 [2]
 Costa Rica 34.031.0 32.5 3 1.1 2020 [12]
 Cuba (more info) 25.421.3 23.4 4.1 1.19 2012 [2]
 Ecuador 28.325.1 26.7 3.2 1.13 2020 [2]
 El Salvador 25.522.5 24 3 1.13 2007 [2]
 Grenada 35.232.0 33.6 3.2 1.1 2000 [2]
 Guatemala 25.022.7 23.9 2.3 1.1 2018 [2]
 Guyana 25.421.5 23.5 3.9 1.18 2009 [2]
 Haiti 28.724.9 26.8 3.8 1.15 2016 [2]
 Honduras 24.121.2 22.7 2.9 1.14 2012 [2]
 Jamaica 35.433.8 34.6 1.6 1.05 2022 [2]
 Mexico 33.430.6 32 2.8 1.09 2022 [13]
 Nicaragua 24.420.6 22.5 3.8 1.18 2005 [2]
 Panama 25.321.6 23.5 3.7 1.17 2010 [2]
 Paraguay (more info) 26.822.7 24.8 4.1 1.18 2002 [2]
 Peru 27.523.5 25.5 4 1.17 2012 [2]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32.131.3 31.7 0.8 1.03 1980 [2]
 Saint Lucia 36.134.9 35.5 1.2 1.03 2000 [2]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.821.2 24.5 6.6 1.31 2012 [2]
 Suriname 32.829.3 31.1 3.5 1.12 2012 [2]
 Trinidad and Tobago 31.829.2 30.5 2.6 1.09 2011 [2]
 United States (more info) 32.030.8 31.4 1.2 1.04 2024 [14]
 Uruguay 37.234.8 36 2.4 1.07 2019 [2]
 Venezuela 25.822.9 24.4 2.9 1.13 2011 [2]
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Asia

More information Country, Men ...
CountryMenWomenAverageAge gapAge ratioYearSource
 Afghanistan 25.622.4 24 3.2 1.14 2020 [2]
 Armenia 30.527.1 28.8 3.4 1.13 2019 [15]
 Azerbaijan 28.124.0 26.1 4.1 1.17 2019 [15]
 Bahrain 33.629.2 31.4 4.4 1.15 2018 [2]
 Bangladesh[a] (more info) 27.224.8 26 2.4 1.1 2019 [3]
 Bhutan 25.422.8 24.1 2.6 1.11 2007 [2]
 Brunei 27.325.1 26.2 2.2 1.09 1991 [2]
 Cambodia[a] (more info) 23.421.0 22.2 2.4 1.11 2010 [3]
 China (more info) 28.825.6 27.2 3.2 1.13 2021

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 Hong Kong 32.230.6 31.4 1.6 1.05 2022 [17]
 India (more info) 30.027.2 28.6 2.8 1.1 2020 [18]
 Indonesia (more info) 25.421.0 23.2 4.4 1.21 2020 [2]
 Iran (more info) 28.024.0 26 4 1.17 2017 [19]
 Iraq 28.225.3 26.8 2.9 1.11 2004 [2]
 Israel (more info) 31.629.2 30.4 2.4 1.08 2019 [15]
 Japan (more info) 31.129.7 30.4 1.4 1.05 2023 [20]
 Jordan (more info) 31.326.6 29 4.7 1.18 2021 [21]
 Kazakhstan[a] 27.625.0 26.3 2.6 1.1 2019 [15]
 Kuwait 29.928.7 29.3 1.2 1.04 2018 [2]
 Kyrgyzstan 27.223.6 25.4 3.6 1.15 2019 [15]
 Laos 23.320.5 21.9 2.8 1.14 2012 [2]
 Lebanon 34.430.4 32.4 4 1.13 2019 [22]
 Malaysia (more info) 31.029.4 30.2 1.6 1.05 2022 [23]
 Maldives[a] 24.121.6 22.9 2.5 1.12 2009 [3]
 Mongolia[a] 29.026.0 27.5 3 1.12 2019 [24]
 Myanmar[a] (more info) 24.621.1 22.9 3.5 1.17 2009 [3]
   Nepal[a] 23.620.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2016 [2]
 North Korea (more info) 29.025.5 27.3 3.5 1.14 2008 [2]
 Oman 32.128.9 30.5 3.2 1.11 2009 [2]
 Pakistan (more info) 28.425.6 27 2.8 1.11 2019 [2]
 Palestine[c] (more info) 31.426.2 28.8 5.2 1.2 2019 [3]
 Philippines (more info) 28.225.4 26.8 2.8 1.11 2018 [25]
 Qatar 31.329.4 30.4 1.9 1.06 2018 [2]
 Saudi Arabia (more info) 29.325.9 27.6 3.4 1.13 2019 [26]
 Singapore (more info) 30.129.5 29.8 0.6 1.02 2023 [27]
 Sri Lanka (more info) 27.223.4 25.3 3.8 1.16 2012 [2]
 South Korea (more info) 33.8631.55 32.7 2.31 1.07 2024 [28]
 Syria 31.826.3 29.1 5.5 1.21 2016 [29]
 Taiwan (more info) 32.630.7 31.7 1.9 1.06 2020 [30]
 Tajikistan 26.222.1 24.2 4.1 1.19 2019 [15]
 Thailand[a] 30.827.6 29.2 3.2 1.12 2021 [3]
 Timor-Leste[a] 25.020.6 22.8 4.4 1.21 2009-2010 [3]
 Turkey (more info) 29.027.0 28 2 1.07 2020 [15]
 Turkmenistan 24.623.3 24 1.3 1.06 2006 [3]
 United Arab Emirates (more info) 26.825.3 26.1 1.5 1.06 2005 [2]
 Uzbekistan 26.622.7 24.7 3.9 1.17 2019 [15]
 Vietnam (more info) 29.325.1 27.2 4.2 1.17 2023 [31]
 Yemen 26.123.0 24.6 3.1 1.13 2013 [2]
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Europe

Average age at first marriage. Darker is younger.
More information Country, Men ...
CountryMenWomenAverageAge gapAge ratioYearSource
 Albania 30.927.8 29.4 3.1 1.11 2019 [15]
 Austria (more info) 33.230.8 32 2.4 1.08 2019 [15]
 Belarus 28.326.1 27.2 2.2 1.08 2019 [15]
 Belgium 32.330.0 31.2 2.3 1.08 2015 [15]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.526.8 28.2 2.7 1.1 2019 [15]
 Bulgaria (more info) 32.029.1 30.6 2.9 1.1 2019 [15]
 Croatia (more info) 31.528.9 30.2 2.6 1.09 2019 [15]
 Cyprus (more info) 30.729.6 30.2 1.1 1.04 2019 [15]
 Czech Republic (more info) 32.229.8 31 2.4 1.08 2017 [15]
 Denmark 36.233.4 34.8 2.8 1.08 2019 [15]
 Estonia 32.330.4 31.4 1.9 1.06 2019 [15]
 Finland (more info) 35.233.2 34.2 2 1.06 2019 [15]
 France (more info) 34.432.8 33.6 1.6 1.05 2019 [2]
 Germany (more info) 35.634.4 35 1.2 1.03 2019 [15]
 Greece (more info) 32.930.1 31.5 2.8 1.09 2017 [15]
 Georgia 31.929.4 30.7 2.5 1.09 2021 [15]
 Hungary 32.830.1 31.5 2.7 1.09 2019 [15]
 Iceland 34.632.7 33.7 1.9 1.06 2011 [15]
 Ireland (more info) 37.835.0 36.4 2.8 1.08 2020 [32]
 Italy (more info) 35.233.6 34.4 1.6 1.05 2018 [15]
 Latvia 32.730.6 31.7 2.1 1.07 2019 [15]
 Liechtenstein 33.931.2 32.6 2.7 1.09 2019 [15]
 Lithuania 30.728.3 29.5 2.4 1.08 2019 [15]
 Luxembourg 34.331.8 33.1 2.5 1.08 2019 [15]
 Malta 30.528.5 29.5 2 1.07 2011 [15]
 Moldova 28.926.0 27.5 2.9 1.11 2019 [15]
 Monaco 33.430.4 31.9 3 1.1 2008 [2]
 Montenegro 31.128.0 29.6 3.1 1.11 2019 [15]
 Netherlands 39.237.6 38.4 1.6 1.04 2020 [15]
 North Macedonia 29.626.9 28.3 2.7 1.1 2019 [15]
 Norway 38.436.8 37.6 1.6 1.04 2023 [33]
 Poland (more info) 32.229.4 30.8 2.8 1.1 2020 [15]
 Portugal 33.932.4 33.2 1.5 1.05 2019 [15]
 Romania 31.628.3 30 3.3 1.12 2019 [15]
 Russia (more info) 29.226.0 27.6 3.2 1.12 2020 [15]
 San Marino 33.530.7 32.1 2.8 1.09 2014 [2]
 Serbia 31.428.6 30 2.8 1.1 2019 [15]
 Slovakia (more info) 31.929.4 30.7 2.5 1.09 2019 [15]
 Slovenia 32.830.7 31.8 2.1 1.07 2019 [15]
 Spain (more info) 40.838.8 39.8 2 1.05 2020 [15]
 Sweden 36.333.9 35.1 2.4 1.07 2019 [15]
  Switzerland (more info) 32.830.4 31.6 2.4 1.08 2019 [15]
 Ukraine (more info) 31.229.2 30.2 2 1.07 2020 [15]
 United Kingdom (more info) 31.029.0 30 2 1.07 2022 [15]
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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.

More information Country, Men ...
CountryMenWomenMedianAge gapAge ratioYearSource
 Australia (more info) 33.230.8 32.0 2.4 1.08 2023

[citation needed]

 Fiji 29.325.7 27.5 3.6 1.14 2019 [2]
 Kiribati[d] 23.620.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2009 [34]
 Marshall Islands 27.125.6 26.4 1.5 1.06 2019 [35]
 Federated States of Micronesia 30.528.5 29.5 2 1.07 2019 [36]
 Nauru[e] 23.221.6 22.4 1.6 1.07 2009 [37]
 New Zealand (more info) 31.630.4 31.0 1.2 1.04 2020

[citation needed]

 Palau 31.929.6 30.8 2.3 1.08 2009 [2]
 Papua New Guinea 25.021.4 23.2 3.6 1.17 2006 [2]
 Samoa 30.726.1 28.4 4.6 1.18 2018 [2]
 Solomon Islands[e] 25.620.3 23.0 5.3 1.26 2007 [38]
 Tonga[f] 25.023.6 24.3 1.4 1.06 2012 [39]
 Tuvalu[e] 28.223.3 25.8 4.9 1.21 2019 [40]
 Vanuatu[d] 24.420.8 22.6 3.6 1.17 2013 [41]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Those surveyed were aged 25-29
  2. [b]
    Median ages are rounded
  3. [c]
    West Bank only
  4. [d]
    Those surveyed were aged 25+
  5. [e]
    Those surveyed were aged 20-49
  6. [f]
    Those surveyed were aged 25-49

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