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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, 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
 Algeria 33.2 30.8 32 2.4 1.08 2020
 Angola 26.7 23.4 25.1 3.3 1.14 2009
 Benin 24.4 19.9 22.2 4.5 1.23 2012
 Botswana 30.9 26.4 28.7 4.5 1.17 2001
 Burkina Faso 26.3 19.9 23.1 6.4 1.32 2018
 Burundi 24.6 21.3 23 3.3 1.15 2019
 Cape Verde 35.2 32.0 33.6 3.2 1.1 2019
 Cameroon 26.0 19.6 22.8 6.4 1.33 2017
 Central African Republic 23.7 20.3 22 3.4 1.17 2019
 Chad 25.3 19.1 22.2 6.2 1.32 2011
 Comoros 25.6 20.4 23 5.2 1.25 1996
 Congo 26.1 22.0 24.1 4.1 1.19 2016
 Ivory Coast 26.7 19.5 23.1 7.2 1.37 2005
 DR Congo 26.2 21.0 23.6 5.2 1.25 2019
 Djibouti 31.3 27.4 29.4 3.9 1.14 2009
 Egypt 31.0 25.0 28 6 1.24 2019
 Equatorial Guinea 26.1 20.5 23.3 5.6 1.27 2011
 Eritrea 29.1 20.6 24.9 8.5 1.41 2002
 Eswatini 30.5 26.5 28.5 4 1.15 2007
 Ethiopia 26.8 22.3 24.6 4.5 1.2 2019
 Gabon 25.5 21.4 23.5 4.1 1.19 2007
 Gambia 30.7 22.7 26.7 8 1.35 2019
 Ghana 25.7 21.7 23.7 4 1.18 2008
 Guinea 28.0 19.8 23.9 8.2 1.41 2014
 Guinea-Bissau 28.1 20.9 24.5 7.2 1.34 2000
 Kenya 29.6 25.6 27.6 4 1.16 2018-2019
 Lesotho 25.5 20.9 23.2 4.6 1.22 2009
 Liberia 23.0 19.0 21 4 1.21 2009
 Libya 32.0 30.0 31 2 1.07 2003
 Madagascar 25.5 22.8 24.2 2.7 1.12 2019
 Malawi 25.3 20.9 23.1 4.4 1.21 2019
 Mali 26.0 19.1 22.6 6.9 1.36 2018
 Mauritania 27.1 19.2 23.2 7.9 1.41 2008-2009
 Mauritius 36.4 32.4 34.4 4 1.12 2019
 Morocco 31.3 25.7 28.5 5.6 1.22 2019
 Mozambique 27.6 22.8 25.2 4.8 1.21 2020
 Namibia 31.7 29.2 30.5 2.5 1.09 2006-2007
 Niger 22.8 19.2 21 3.6 1.19 2017
 Nigeria 24.8 19.2 22 5.6 1.29 2018
 Rwanda 24.7 20.6 22.7 4.1 1.2 2010
 São Tomé and Príncipe 24.1 19.1 21.6 5 1.26 2008-2009
 Senegal 31.4 23.8 27.6 7.6 1.32 2020
 Seychelles 35.3 31.1 33.2 4.2 1.14 2011
 Somalia 26.5 20.6 23.6 5.9 1.29 1982
 South Africa 35.0 31.0 33 4 1.13 2020
 South Sudan 27.6 20.4 24 7.2 1.35 2019
 Sudan 28.9 21.9 25.4 7 1.32 2014
 Tanzania 23.8 19.0 21.4 4.8 1.25 2010
 Togo 27.6 22.3 25 5.3 1.24 2014
 Tunisia 32.9 28.2 30.6 4.7 1.17 2014
 Uganda 24.4 20.2 22.3 4.2 1.21 2018
 Zambia 25.7 20.7 23.2 5 1.24 2011
 Zimbabwe 24.6 19.9 22.3 4.7 1.24 2010-2011

Americas

Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source
 Antigua and Barbuda 29.0 25.0 27 4 1.16 2001
 Argentina 38.8 36.8 37.8 2 1.05 2020
 Bahamas 30.6 27.0 28.8 3.6 1.13 2010
 Barbados 35.3 32.9 34.1 2.4 1.07 2000
 Belize 30.1 28.6 29.4 1.5 1.05 2010
 Bolivia 26.6 24.1 25.4 2.5 1.1 2012
 Brazil 38.0 35.6 36.8 2.4 1.07 2020
 Canada 30.8 30.4 30.6 0.4 1.01 2022
 Chile 39.4 37.8 38.6 1.6 1.04 2020
 Colombia 22.3 18.1 20.2 4.2 1.23 2020
 Costa Rica 34.0 31.0 32.5 3 1.1 2020
 Cuba 25.4 21.3 23.4 4.1 1.19 2012
 Ecuador 28.3 25.1 26.7 3.2 1.13 2020
 El Salvador 25.5 22.5 24 3 1.13 2007
 Grenada 35.2 32.0 33.6 3.2 1.1 2000
 Guatemala 23.6 21.3 22.5 2.3 1.11 1994
 Guyana 25.4 21.5 23.5 3.9 1.18 2009
 Haiti 28.7 24.9 26.8 3.8 1.15 2016
 Honduras 24.1 21.2 22.7 2.9 1.14 2012
 Jamaica 35.4 33.8 34.6 1.6 1.05 2022
 Mexico 33.4 30.6 32 2.8 1.09 2022
 Nicaragua 24.4 20.6 22.5 3.8 1.18 2005
 Panama 25.3 21.6 23.5 3.7 1.17 2010
 Paraguay 26.8 22.7 24.8 4.1 1.18 2002
 Peru 27.5 23.5 25.5 4 1.17 2012
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32.1 31.3 31.7 0.8 1.03 1980
 Saint Lucia 36.1 34.9 35.5 1.2 1.03 2000
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.8 21.2 24.5 6.6 1.31 2012
 Suriname 32.8 29.3 31.1 3.5 1.12 2012
 Trinidad and Tobago 31.8 29.2 30.5 2.6 1.09 2011
 United States 32.0 30.8 31.4 1.2 1.04 2024
 Uruguay 37.2 34.8 36 2.4 1.07 2019
 Venezuela 26.0 22.7 24.4 3.3 1.15 2001

Asia

Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source
 Afghanistan 25.6 22.4 24 3.2 1.14 2020
 Armenia 30.5 27.1 28.8 3.4 1.13 2019
 Azerbaijan 28.1 24.0 26.1 4.1 1.17 2019
 Bahrain 33.6 29.2 31.4 4.4 1.15 2018
 Bangladesh 27.2 24.8 26 2.4 1.1 2019
 Bhutan 25.4 22.8 24.1 2.6 1.11 2007
 Brunei 27.3 25.1 26.2 2.2 1.09 1991
 Cambodia 23.4 21.0 22.2 2.4 1.11 2010
 China 28.8 25.6 27.2 3.2 1.13 2021

 Hong Kong 32.2 30.6 31.4 1.6 1.05 2022
 India 30.0 27.2 28.6 2.8 1.1 2020
 Indonesia 25.4 21.0 23.2 4.4 1.21 2020
 Iran 28.0 24.0 26 4 1.17 2017
 Iraq 28.2 25.3 26.8 2.9 1.11 2004
 Israel 31.6 29.2 30.4 2.4 1.08 2019
 Japan 31.1 29.7 30.4 1.4 1.05 2023
 Jordan 31.3 26.6 29 4.7 1.18 2021
 Kazakhstan 27.6 25.0 26.3 2.6 1.1 2019
 Kuwait 29.9 28.7 29.3 1.2 1.04 2018
 Kyrgyzstan 27.2 23.6 25.4 3.6 1.15 2019
 Laos 23.3 20.5 21.9 2.8 1.14 2012
 Lebanon 34.4 30.4 32.4 4 1.13 2019
 Malaysia 31.0 29.4 30.2 1.6 1.05 2022
 Maldives 24.1 21.6 22.9 2.5 1.12 2009
 Mongolia 29.0 26.0 27.5 3 1.12 2019
 Myanmar 24.6 21.1 22.9 3.5 1.17 2009
   Nepal 23.6 20.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2016
 North Korea 29.0 25.5 27.3 3.5 1.14 2008
 Oman 32.1 28.9 30.5 3.2 1.11 2009
 Pakistan 28.4 25.6 27 2.8 1.11 2019
 Palestine 31.4 26.2 28.8 5.2 1.2 2019
 Philippines 28.2 25.4 26.8 2.8 1.11 2018
 Qatar 31.3 29.4 30.4 1.9 1.06 2018
 Saudi Arabia 29.3 25.9 27.6 3.4 1.13 2019
 Singapore 30.1 29.5 29.8 0.6 1.02 2023
 Sri Lanka 27.2 23.4 25.3 3.8 1.16 2012
 South Korea 39.0 37.0 38 2 1.05 2022
 Syria 31.8 26.3 29.1 5.5 1.21 2016
 Taiwan 32.6 30.7 31.7 1.9 1.06 2020
 Tajikistan 26.2 22.1 24.2 4.1 1.19 2019
 Thailand 30.8 27.6 29.2 3.2 1.12 2021
 East Timor 25.0 20.6 22.8 4.4 1.21 2009-2010
 Turkey 29.0 27.0 28 2 1.07 2020
 Turkmenistan 24.6 23.3 24 1.3 1.06 2006
 United Arab Emirates 26.8 25.3 26.1 1.5 1.06 2005
 Uzbekistan 26.6 22.7 24.7 3.9 1.17 2019
 Vietnam 29.3 25.1 27.2 4.2 1.17 2023
 Yemen 26.1 23.0 24.6 3.1 1.13 2013

Europe

Average age at first marriage. Darker is younger.
Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source
 Albania 30.9 27.8 29.4 3.1 1.11 2019
 Austria 33.2 30.8 32 2.4 1.08 2019
 Belarus 28.3 26.1 27.2 2.2 1.08 2019
 Belgium 32.3 30.0 31.2 2.3 1.08 2015
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.5 26.8 28.2 2.7 1.1 2019
 Bulgaria 32.0 29.1 30.6 2.9 1.1 2019
 Croatia 31.5 28.9 30.2 2.6 1.09 2019
 Cyprus 30.7 29.6 30.2 1.1 1.04 2019
 Czech Republic 32.2 29.8 31 2.4 1.08 2017
 Denmark 36.2 33.4 34.8 2.8 1.08 2019
 Estonia 32.3 30.4 31.4 1.9 1.06 2019
 Finland 35.2 33.2 34.2 2 1.06 2019
 France 34.4 32.8 33.6 1.6 1.05 2019
 Germany 35.6 34.4 35 1.2 1.03 2019
 Greece 32.9 30.1 31.5 2.8 1.09 2017
 Georgia 31.9 29.4 30.7 2.5 1.09 2021
 Hungary 32.8 30.1 31.5 2.7 1.09 2019
 Iceland 34.6 32.7 33.7 1.9 1.06 2011
 Ireland 37.8 35.0 36.4 2.8 1.08 2020
 Italy 35.2 33.6 34.4 1.6 1.05 2018
 Latvia 32.7 30.6 31.7 2.1 1.07 2019
 Liechtenstein 33.9 31.2 32.6 2.7 1.09 2019
 Lithuania 30.7 28.3 29.5 2.4 1.08 2019
 Luxembourg 34.3 31.8 33.1 2.5 1.08 2019
 Malta 30.5 28.5 29.5 2 1.07 2011
 Moldova 28.9 26.0 27.5 2.9 1.11 2019
 Monaco 33.4 30.4 31.9 3 1.1 2008
 Montenegro 31.1 28.0 29.6 3.1 1.11 2019
 Netherlands 39.2 37.6 38.4 1.6 1.04 2020
 North Macedonia 29.6 26.9 28.3 2.7 1.1 2019
 Norway 38.4 36.8 37.6 1.6 1.04 2023
 Poland 32.2 29.4 30.8 2.8 1.1 2020
 Portugal 33.9 32.4 33.2 1.5 1.05 2019
 Romania 31.6 28.3 30 3.3 1.12 2019
 Russia 29.2 26.0 27.6 3.2 1.12 2020
 San Marino 33.5 30.7 32.1 2.8 1.09 2014
 Serbia 31.4 28.6 30 2.8 1.1 2019
 Slovakia 31.9 29.4 30.7 2.5 1.09 2019
 Slovenia 32.8 30.7 31.8 2.1 1.07 2019
 Spain 40.8 38.8 39.8 2 1.05 2020
 Sweden 36.3 33.9 35.1 2.4 1.07 2019
  Switzerland 32.8 30.4 31.6 2.4 1.08 2019
 Ukraine 31.2 29.2 30.2 2 1.07 2020
 United Kingdom 31.0 29.0 30 2 1.07 2022

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
 Australia 33.2 30.8 32.0 2.4 1.08 2023
 Fiji 29.3 25.7 27.5 3.6 1.14 2019
 Kiribati 23.6 20.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2009
 Marshall Islands 27.1 25.6 26.4 1.5 1.06 2019
 Micronesia 30.5 28.5 29.5 2 1.07 2019
 Nauru 23.2 21.6 22.4 1.6 1.07 2009
 New Zealand 31.6 30.4 31.0 1.2 1.04 2020
 Palau 31.9 29.6 30.8 2.3 1.08 2009
 Papua New Guinea 25.0 21.4 23.2 3.6 1.17 2006
 Samoa 30.7 26.1 28.4 4.6 1.18 2018
 Solomon Islands 25.6 20.3 23.0 5.3 1.26 2007
 Tonga 25.0 23.6 24.3 1.4 1.06 2012
 Tuvalu 28.2 23.3 25.8 4.9 1.21 2019
 Vanuatu 24.4 20.8 22.6 3.6 1.17 2013

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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