List of countries by age at first marriage

This is a list of countries by age at first marriage. This list is current from contemporary surveys and 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.

Map by color of age at first marriage

Africa
CountryMenWomenAverageAge GapAge RatioYearSource
 Algeria 33.527.8 30.7 5.7 1.21 2006 [2]
 Angola 24.721.4 23.1 3.3 1.15 2001 [3]
 Benin[lower-alpha 1] 23.818.7 21.3 5.1 1.27 2006 [3]
 Botswana 30.926.4 28.7 4.5 1.17 2001 [4]
 Burkina Faso[lower-alpha 1] 24.317.9 21.1 6.4 1.36 2010 [3]
 Burundi[lower-alpha 1] 23.620.3 22 3.3 1.16 2010 [3]
 Cape Verde[lower-alpha 1] 26.221.5 23.9 4.7 1.22 2010 [3]
 Cameroon[lower-alpha 1] 25.819.0 22.4 6.8 1.36 2011 [3]
 Central African Republic[lower-alpha 1] 23.317.4 20.4 5.9 1.34 1994-1995 [3]
 Chad[lower-alpha 1] 22.416.0 19.2 6.4 1.4 2004 [3]
 Comoros[lower-alpha 1] 25.620.4 23 5.2 1.25 1996 [3]
 Congo[lower-alpha 1] 25.121.0 23.1 4.1 1.2 2009 [3]
 Ivory Coast[lower-alpha 1] 26.719.5 23.1 7.2 1.37 2005 [3]
 DR Congo[lower-alpha 1] 24.219.0 21.6 5.2 1.27 2007 [3]
 Djibouti 30.826.9 28.9 3.9 1.14 2002 [4]
 Egypt 33.627.9 30.8 5.7 1.2 1996 [5]
 Equatorial Guinea 26.120.5 23.3 5.6 1.27 2011 [4]
 Eritrea[lower-alpha 1] 24.717.4 21.1 7.3 1.42 1995 [3]
 Eswatini 30.526.5 28.5 4 1.15 2007 [4]
 Ethiopia[lower-alpha 1] 23.917.4 20.7 6.5 1.37 2011 [3]
 Gabon[lower-alpha 1] 24.720.4 22.6 4.3 1.21 2000 [3]
 Gambia 29.721.5 25.6 8.2 1.38 2013 [4]
 Ghana[lower-alpha 1] 25.721.7 23.7 4 1.18 2008 [3]
 Guinea[lower-alpha 1] 24.616.5 20.6 8.1 1.49 2005 [3]
 Guinea-Bissau 28.120.9 24.5 7.2 1.34 2000 [4]
 Kenya[lower-alpha 1] 24.820.2 22.5 4.6 1.23 2008-2009 [3]
 Lesotho[lower-alpha 1] 25.520.9 23.2 4.6 1.22 2009 [3]
 Liberia[lower-alpha 1] 23.418.9 21.2 4.5 1.24 2007 [3]
 Libya 32.029.2 30.6 2.8 1.1 1995 [5]
 Madagascar[lower-alpha 1] 22.318.4 20.4 3.9 1.21 2008 [3]
 Malawi[lower-alpha 1] 22.317.9 20.1 4.4 1.25 2010 [3]
 Mali[lower-alpha 1] 24.116.7 20.4 7.4 1.44 2006 [3]
 Mauritania[lower-alpha 1] 27.119.0 23.1 8.1 1.43 2000-2001 [3]
 Mauritius 29.825.4 27.6 4.4 1.17 2000 [3]
 Morocco 34.329.8 32.1 4.5 1.15 1994 [5]
 Mozambique[lower-alpha 1] 21.717.5 19.6 4.2 1.24 2009 [3]
 Namibia[lower-alpha 1] 31.729.2 30.5 2.5 1.09 2006-2007 [3]
 Niger[lower-alpha 1] 23.115.7 19.4 7.4 1.47 2006 [3]
 Nigeria[lower-alpha 1] 26.919.3 23.1 7.6 1.39 2008 [3]
 Rwanda[lower-alpha 1] 24.820.6 22.7 4.2 1.2 2010 [3]
 São Tomé and Príncipe[lower-alpha 1] 23.818.8 21.3 5 1.27 2008-2009 [3]
 Senegal[lower-alpha 1] 28.919.9 24.4 9 1.45 2010-2011 [3]
 Seychelles 27.325.2 26.3 2.1 1.08 2002 [4]
 Sierra Leone[lower-alpha 1] 24.417.1 20.8 7.3 1.43 2008 [3]
 Somalia 26.520.6 23.6 5.9 1.29 1982 [4]
 South Africa[lower-alpha 2] (more info) 32.029.0 30.5 3 1.1 2008 [3]
 South Sudan 27.120.7 23.9 6.4 1.31 2008
 Sudan 29.122.7 25.9 6.4 1.28 1993 [5]
 Tanzania[lower-alpha 1] 23.818.9 21.4 4.9 1.26 2010 [3]
 Togo 27.622.3 25 5.3 1.24 2014 [4]
 Tunisia 32.628.7 30.7 3.9 1.14 2004 [4]
 Uganda[lower-alpha 1] 22.418.2 20.3 4.2 1.23 2011 [3]
 Zambia[lower-alpha 1] 23.718.7 21.2 5 1.27 2007 [3]
 Zimbabwe[lower-alpha 1] 24.619.9 22.3 4.7 1.24 2010-2011 [3]

Americas
CountryMenWomenAverageAge GapAge RatioYearSource
 Antigua and Barbuda 29.325.7 27.5 3.6 1.14 2001 [4]
 Argentina 26.624.6 25.6 2 1.08 2010 [4]
 Bahamas 30.627.9 29.3 2.7 1.1 2010 [4]
 Barbados 34.331.8 33.1 2.5 1.08 1990 [4]
 Belize 30.128.6 29.4 1.5 1.05 2010 [4]
 Bolivia 26.624.1 25.4 2.5 1.1 2012 [4]
 Brazil 33.030 31.5 3 1.1 2014 [6]
 Canada (more info) 31.029.6 30.3 1.4 1.05 2008 [7]
 Chile 35.332.6 34 2.7 1.08 2013 [8]
 Colombia 26.822.3 24.6 4.5 1.2 2010 [4]
 Costa Rica 28.825.7 27.3 3.1 1.12 2014 [4]
 Cuba 25.421.3 23.4 4.1 1.19 2012 [4]
 Dominica 36.532.5 34.5 4 1.12 2001 [4]
 Dominican Republic 24.821.0 22.9 3.8 1.18 2013 [4]
 Ecuador 25.021.8 23.4 3.2 1.15 2010 [4]
 El Salvador 25.522.5 24 3 1.13 2007 [4]
 Grenada 34.431.0 32.7 3.4 1.11 1991 [4]
 Guatemala 23.621.3 22.5 2.3 1.11 1994 [4]
 Guyana 25.421.5 23.5 3.9 1.18 2009 [4]
 Haiti 28.323.7 26 4.6 1.19 2012 [4]
 Honduras 24.121.2 22.7 2.9 1.14 2012 [4]
 Jamaica 34.833.2 34 1.6 1.05 2001 [4]
 Mexico 29.026.0 27.5 3 1.12 2011 [9]
 Nicaragua 24.420.6 22.5 3.8 1.18 2005 [4]
 Panama 25.321.6 23.5 3.7 1.17 2010 [4]
 Paraguay 26.822.7 24.8 4.1 1.18 2002 [4]
 Peru 27.523.5 25.5 4 1.17 2012 [4]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32.131.3 31.7 0.8 1.03 1980 [4]
 Saint Lucia 35.133.7 34.4 1.4 1.04 1991 [4]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.821.2 24.5 6.6 1.31 2002 [4]
 Suriname 32.829.3 31.1 3.5 1.12 2012 [4]
 Trinidad and Tobago 31.829.2 30.5 2.6 1.09 2011 [4]
 United States (more info) 29.828.0 28.9 1.8 1.06 2019 [10]
 Uruguay 26.524.0 25.3 2.5 1.1 2011 [4]
 Venezuela 26.022.7 24.4 3.3 1.15 2001 [4]

Asia
CountryMenWomenAverageAge GapAge RatioYearSource
 Afghanistan 23.515.0 19.3 8.5 1.57 2008 [4]
 Bahrain 30.026.3 28.2 3.7 1.14 2001 [4]
 Bangladesh[lower-alpha 1] (more info) 23.816.0 19.9 7.8 1.49 2011 [3]
 Bhutan 25.422.8 24.1 2.6 1.11 2007 [4]
 Brunei 27.325.1 26.2 2.2 1.09 1991 [4]
 Cambodia[lower-alpha 1] (more info) 23.421.0 22.2 2.4 1.11 2010 [3]
 China (more info) 27.124.9 26 2.2 1.09 2017 [11]
 Hong Kong 31.228.9 30.1 2.3 1.08 2011 [12]
 India (more info) 26.022.2 24.1 3.8 1.17 2011 [13]
 Indonesia 25.722.3 24 3.4 1.15 2010 [14]
 Iran (more info) 27.423.8 25.6 3.6 1.15 2015 [15]
 Iraq 28.225.3 26.8 2.9 1.11 2004 [4]
 Israel (more info) 27.625 26.3 2.6 1.1 2016 [16]
 Japan (more info) 30.929.3 30.1 1.6 1.05 2013 [17]
 Jordan 28.723.8 26.3 4.9 1.21 2010 [18]
 Kazakhstan[lower-alpha 1] 26.924.3 25.6 2.6 1.11 2010 [3]
 Kuwait 28.927.5 28.2 1.4 1.05 2005 [4]
 Kyrgyzstan 25.521.8 23.7 3.7 1.17 2012 [4]
 Laos 23.320.5 21.9 2.8 1.14 2012 [4]
 Lebanon 32.828.8 30.8 4 1.14 2006 [19]
 Malaysia 2825.7 26.9 2.3 1.09 2010 [20]
 Maldives[lower-alpha 1] 24.121.6 22.9 2.5 1.12 2009 [3]
 Mongolia[lower-alpha 1] 2926 27.5 3 1.12 2019 [21]
 Myanmar[lower-alpha 1] (more info) 24.020.5 22.3 3.5 1.17 2007 [3]
   Nepal[lower-alpha 1] 22.117.9 20 4.2 1.23 2011 [3]
 North Korea 29.025.5 27.3 3.5 1.14 2008 [4]
 Oman 28.124.8 26.5 3.3 1.13 2003 [4]
 Pakistan[lower-alpha 1] (more info) 2620.3 23.2 5.7 1.28 2006-2007 [3]
 Palestine[lower-alpha 3] 25.420.1 22.8 5.3 1.26 2010 [3]
 Philippines (more info) 28.025.3 26.7 2.7 1.11 2011 [22]
 Qatar 27.325.4 26.4 1.9 1.07 2010 [4]
 Saudi Arabia 2824.9 26.5 3.1 1.12 2007 [4]
 Singapore (more info) 30.127.9 29 2.2 1.08 2014 [23]
 Sri Lanka 27.623.8 25.7 3.8 1.16 2001 [4]
 South Korea (more info) 33.230.4 31.8 2.8 1.09 2018 [24]
 Syria 29.325.4 27.4 3.9 1.15 2001 [4]
 Taiwan 32.029.7 30.9 2.3 1.08 2014 [25]
 Tajikistan 26.322.5 24.4 3.8 1.17 2010 [3]
 Thailand[lower-alpha 1] 24.421.0 22.7 3.4 1.16 2010 [3]
 East Timor[lower-alpha 1] 25.020.6 22.8 4.4 1.21 2009-2010 [3]
 Turkmenistan 24.623.3 24 1.3 1.06 2006 [3]
 United Arab Emirates 26.825.3 26.1 1.5 1.06 2005 [4]
 Uzbekistan 25.222.4 23.8 2.8 1.13 2006 [26]
 Vietnam 26.222.8 24.5 3.4 1.15 2009 [27]
 Yemen 26.123.0 24.6 3.1 1.13 2013 [4]

Europe
Average age at first marriage. Darker is younger
CountryMenWomenAverageAge GapAge RatioYearSource
 Albania 29.524 26.8 5.5 1.23 2014 [26]
 Austria (more info) 32.630.3 31.5 2.3 1.08 2015 [26]
 Azerbaijan 27.623.7 25.7 3.9 1.16 2014 [26]
 Armenia 29.426.3 27.9 3.1 1.12 2014 [26]
 Belarus 27.425.3 26.4 2.1 1.08 2014 [26]
 Belgium 32.330 31.2 2.3 1.08 2015 [26]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.626.4 28 3.2 1.12 2014 [26]
 Bulgaria 30.326.9 28.6 3.4 1.13 2014 [28]
 Croatia 30.628.1 29.4 2.5 1.09 2014 [28]
 Czech Republic 32.429.8 31.1 2.6 1.09 2015 [26]
 Cyprus (more info) 30.829.0 29.9 1.8 1.06 2014 [26]
 Denmark 34.532 33.3 2.5 1.08 2015 [26]
 Estonia 31.629.0 30.3 2.6 1.09 2014 [28]
 Finland 33.431.2 32.3 2.2 1.07 2015 [26]
 France (more info) 33.030.8 31.9 2.2 1.07 2011 [29]
 Georgia 29.926.6 28.3 3.3 1.12 2014 [26]
 Germany (more info) 33.430.9 32.2 2.5 1.08 2014 [28]
 Greece (more info) 33.029.9 31.5 3.1 1.1 2014 [28]
 Hungary 32.129.3 30.7 2.8 1.1 2014 [28]
 Iceland 34.632.7 33.7 1.9 1.06 2011 [26]
 Ireland 36.834.8 35.8 2 1.06 2019 [30]
 Italy 34.231.3 32.8 2.9 1.09 2014 [28]
 Latvia 30.628.2 29.4 2.4 1.09 2014 [28]
 Lithuania 29.727.3 28.5 2.4 1.09 2014 [28]
 Liechtenstein 32.629.8 31.2 2.8 1.09 2011 [4]
 Luxembourg 33.331.1 32.2 2.2 1.07 2015 [26]
 North Macedonia 28.826 27.4 2.8 1.11 2014 [26]
 Malta 31.629.2 30.4 2.4 1.08 2011 [28]
 Moldova 28.325.8 27.1 2.5 1.1 2018 [31]
 Monaco 33.430.4 31.9 3 1.1 2008 [4]
 Montenegro 32.728.6 30.7 4.1 1.14 2014 [28]
 Netherlands 33.530.9 32.2 2.6 1.08 2015 [26]
 Norway 33.831.9 32.9 1.9 1.06 2015 [26]
 Poland (more info) 3027 28.5 3 1.11 2014 [28]
 Portugal 32.531 31.8 1.5 1.05 2015 [26]
 Romania 30.226.7 28.5 3.5 1.13 2014 [28]
 Russia (more info) 27.424.9 26.2 2.5 1.1 2011 [32]
 San Marino 33.530.7 32.1 2.8 1.09 2014 [4]
 Serbia 31.028.1 29.6 2.9 1.1 2014 [28]
 Slovakia (more info) 30.828.1 29.5 2.7 1.1 2014 [28]
 Slovenia 32.229 30.6 3.2 1.11 2014 [28]
 Spain (more info) 34.532.3 33.4 2.2 1.07 2014 [28]
 Sweden 3633.5 34.8 2.5 1.07 2015 [26]
  Switzerland 32.530.1 31.3 2.4 1.08 2014 [28]
 Turkey (more info) 27.824.8 26.3 3 1.12 2018 [28]
 Ukraine 27.025.0 26 2 1.08 2013 [26]
 United Kingdom (more info) 33.431.5 32.5 1.9 1.06 2016 [33]

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.

CountryMenWomenMedianAge GapAge RatioYearSource
 Australia (more info) 31.829.8 30.8 2 1.07 2015 [34]
 Fiji 27.7 27.7 0 1 2007 [4]
 Kiribati[lower-alpha 4] 23.620.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2009 [35]
 Marshall Islands 25.724.2 25 1.5 1.06 2011 [36]
 F.S. Micronesia 27.525.5 26.5 2 1.08 2010 [37]
 Nauru[lower-alpha 5] 21.222.8 22.0 -1.6 0.93 2007 [38]
 New Zealand (more info) 32.330.5 31.4 1.8 1.06 2017 [39]
 Palau 28.926.6 27.8 2.3 1.09 2005 [4]
 Papua New Guinea 25.021.4 23.2 3.6 1.17 2006 [4]
 Samoa 28.724.1 26.4 4.6 1.19 2009 [4]
 Solomon Islands[lower-alpha 5] 25.620.3 23.0 5.3 1.26 2007 [40]
 Tonga[lower-alpha 6] 25.023.6 24.3 1.4 1.06 2012 [41]
 Tuvalu[lower-alpha 5] 27.222.1 24.7 5.1 1.23 2007 [42]
 Vanuatu[lower-alpha 4] 24.420.8 22.6 3.6 1.17 2013 [43]

See also

Notes
  1. Those surveyed were aged 25-29
  2. Median ages are rounded
  3. West Bank only
  4. Those surveyed were aged 25+
  5. Those surveyed were aged 20-49
  6. Those surveyed were aged 25-49

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