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Age at First Marriage by Country 2024
People are marrying later in life around the world, but the age at first marriage by country varies from as young as 19 to as old as 33. The average age at first marriage differs due to cultural norms and traditions, career and education goals, family readiness, shifting demographics, and more.
Age at First Marriage by Country
Country | Age at First Marriage (both/all genders) |
|---|---|
| Spain | 38.8 |
| Chile | 37.8 |
| Netherlands | 37.6 |
| South Korea | 37.0 |
| Argentina | 36.8 |
| Norway | 36.8 |
| Brazil | 35.6 |
| Ireland | 35.0 |
| Saint Lucia | 34.9 |
| Uruguay | 34.8 |
The youngest age at first marriage by country comes from Chad in Central Africa. With couples usually marrying around age 19 (19.2) here, it stands apart from many other nations around the world where the average marriage age is creeping higher.
In many nations, we see a trend of people waiting longer until they marry. Countries like Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Croatia, the average marriage age is over 30.
In countries where the age of the first marriage isn't yet 30, it seems to be quickly approaching that number. The United States, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Poland, and Montenegro, the age at first marriage is around 26-29.
With people marrying later in life overall, we are beginning to see a trend in midlife marriage (first marriage) between ages 40-59, which quadrupled between 1990 and 2019 in the United States alone.
- At present, most (if not all) countries track marriage data using two genders, male and female. Data for nonbinary newlyweds have likely been merged by the original sources with that of the two binary genders.
Country | Age at First Marriage (men) | Age at First Marriage (women) | Age at First Marriage (both/all genders) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 39.8 | 40.8 | 38.8 |
| Chile | 38.6 | 39.4 | 37.8 |
| Netherlands | 38.4 | 39.2 | 37.6 |
| South Korea | 38.0 | 39.0 | 37.0 |
| Argentina | 37.8 | 38.8 | 36.8 |
| Norway | 37.6 | 38.4 | 36.8 |
| Brazil | 36.8 | 38.0 | 35.6 |
| Ireland | 36.4 | 37.8 | 35.0 |
| Uruguay | 36.0 | 37.2 | 34.8 |
| Saint Lucia | 35.5 | 36.1 | 34.9 |
| Sweden | 35.1 | 36.3 | 33.9 |
| Germany | 35.0 | 35.6 | 34.4 |
| Denmark | 34.8 | 36.2 | 33.4 |
| Jamaica | 34.6 | 35.4 | 33.8 |
| Italy | 34.4 | 35.2 | 33.6 |
| Mauritius | 34.4 | 36.4 | 32.4 |
| Finland | 34.2 | 35.2 | 33.2 |
| Barbados | 34.1 | 35.3 | 32.9 |
| Iceland | 33.7 | 34.6 | 32.7 |
| France | 33.6 | 34.4 | 32.8 |
| Cape Verde | 33.6 | 35.2 | 32.0 |
| Grenada | 33.6 | 35.2 | 32.0 |
| Portugal | 33.2 | 33.9 | 32.4 |
| Seychelles | 33.2 | 35.3 | 31.1 |
| Luxembourg | 33.1 | 34.3 | 31.8 |
| South Africa | 33.0 | 35.0 | 31.0 |
| Liechtenstein | 32.6 | 33.9 | 31.2 |
| Costa Rica | 32.5 | 34.0 | 31.0 |
| Lebanon | 32.4 | 34.4 | 30.4 |
| San Marino | 32.1 | 33.5 | 30.7 |
| Mexico | 32.0 | 33.4 | 30.6 |
| Algeria | 32.0 | 33.2 | 30.8 |
| Australia | 32.0 | 33.2 | 30.8 |
| Austria | 32.0 | 33.2 | 30.8 |
| Monaco | 31.9 | 33.4 | 30.4 |
| Slovenia | 31.8 | 32.8 | 30.7 |
| Taiwan | 31.7 | 32.6 | 30.7 |
| Latvia | 31.7 | 32.7 | 30.6 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.7 | 32.1 | 31.3 |
| Switzerland | 31.6 | 32.8 | 30.4 |
| Greece | 31.5 | 32.9 | 30.1 |
| Hungary | 31.5 | 32.8 | 30.1 |
| United States | 31.4 | 32.0 | 30.8 |
| Hong Kong | 31.4 | 32.2 | 30.6 |
| Bahrain | 31.4 | 33.6 | 29.2 |
| Estonia | 31.4 | 32.3 | 30.4 |
| Belgium | 31.2 | 32.3 | 30.0 |
| Suriname | 31.1 | 32.8 | 29.3 |
| Czech Republic | 31.0 | 32.2 | 29.8 |
| Libya | 31.0 | 32.0 | 30.0 |
| New Zealand | 31.0 | 31.6 | 30.4 |
| Poland | 30.8 | 32.2 | 29.4 |
| Palau | 30.8 | 31.9 | 29.6 |
| Slovakia | 30.7 | 31.9 | 29.4 |
| Georgia | 30.7 | 31.9 | 29.4 |
| Canada | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.4 |
| Tunisia | 30.6 | 32.9 | 28.2 |
| Bulgaria | 30.6 | 32.0 | 29.1 |
| Oman | 30.5 | 32.1 | 28.9 |
| Namibia | 30.5 | 31.7 | 29.2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30.5 | 31.8 | 29.2 |
| Japan | 30.4 | 31.1 | 29.7 |
| Israel | 30.4 | 31.6 | 29.2 |
| Qatar | 30.4 | 31.3 | 29.4 |
| Ukraine | 30.2 | 31.2 | 29.2 |
| Malaysia | 30.2 | 31.0 | 29.4 |
| Croatia | 30.2 | 31.5 | 28.9 |
| Cyprus | 30.2 | 30.7 | 29.6 |
| United Kingdom | 30.0 | 31.0 | 29.0 |
| Romania | 30.0 | 31.6 | 28.3 |
| Serbia | 30.0 | 31.4 | 28.6 |
| Singapore | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.5 |
| Montenegro | 29.6 | 31.1 | 28.0 |
| Lithuania | 29.5 | 30.7 | 28.3 |
| Malta | 29.5 | 30.5 | 28.5 |
| Albania | 29.4 | 30.9 | 27.8 |
| Djibouti | 29.4 | 31.3 | 27.4 |
| Belize | 29.4 | 30.1 | 28.6 |
| Kuwait | 29.3 | 29.9 | 28.7 |
| Thailand | 29.2 | 30.8 | 27.6 |
| Syria | 29.1 | 31.8 | 26.3 |
| Jordan | 29.0 | 31.3 | 26.6 |
| Palestine | 28.8 | 31.4 | 26.2 |
| Armenia | 28.8 | 30.5 | 27.1 |
| Bahamas | 28.8 | 30.6 | 27.0 |
| Botswana | 28.7 | 30.9 | 26.4 |
| India | 28.6 | 30.0 | 27.2 |
| Morocco | 28.5 | 31.3 | 25.7 |
| Eswatini | 28.5 | 30.5 | 26.5 |
| Samoa | 28.4 | 30.7 | 26.1 |
| North Macedonia | 28.3 | 29.6 | 26.9 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.2 | 29.5 | 26.8 |
| Egypt | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.0 |
| Turkey | 28.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 |
| Russia | 27.6 | 29.2 | 26.0 |
| Kenya | 27.6 | 29.6 | 25.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 27.6 | 29.3 | 25.9 |
| Senegal | 27.6 | 31.4 | 23.8 |
| Mongolia | 27.5 | 29.0 | 26.0 |
| Moldova | 27.5 | 28.9 | 26.0 |
| Fiji | 27.5 | 29.3 | 25.7 |
| North Korea | 27.3 | 29.0 | 25.5 |
| China | 27.2 | 28.8 | 25.6 |
| Vietnam | 27.2 | 29.3 | 25.1 |
| Belarus | 27.2 | 28.3 | 26.1 |
| Pakistan | 27.0 | 28.4 | 25.6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 27.0 | 29.0 | 25.0 |
| Philippines | 26.8 | 28.2 | 25.4 |
| Iraq | 26.8 | 28.2 | 25.3 |
| Haiti | 26.8 | 28.7 | 24.9 |
| Ecuador | 26.7 | 28.3 | 25.1 |
| Gambia | 26.7 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
| Marshall Islands | 26.4 | 27.1 | 25.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 26.3 | 27.6 | 25.0 |
| Brunei | 26.2 | 27.3 | 25.1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 26.1 | 26.8 | 25.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 26.1 | 28.1 | 24.0 |
| Bangladesh | 26.0 | 27.2 | 24.8 |
| Iran | 26.0 | 28.0 | 24.0 |
| Tuvalu | 25.8 | 28.2 | 23.3 |
| Peru | 25.5 | 27.5 | 23.5 |
| Sudan | 25.4 | 28.9 | 21.9 |
| Bolivia | 25.4 | 26.6 | 24.1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 25.4 | 27.2 | 23.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 25.3 | 27.2 | 23.4 |
| Mozambique | 25.2 | 27.6 | 22.8 |
| Angola | 25.1 | 26.7 | 23.4 |
| Togo | 25.0 | 27.6 | 22.3 |
| Eritrea | 24.9 | 29.1 | 20.6 |
| Uzbekistan | 24.7 | 26.6 | 22.4 |
| Ethiopia | 24.6 | 26.8 | 22.3 |
| Yemen | 24.6 | 26.1 | 23.0 |
| Guinea Bissau | 24.5 | 28.1 | 20.9 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.5 | 27.8 | 21.2 |
| Venezuela | 24.4 | 26.0 | 22.7 |
| Tonga | 24.3 | 25.0 | 23.6 |
| Paraguay | 24.3 | 26.8 | 22.7 |
| Madagascar | 24.2 | 25.5 | 22.8 |
| Tajikistan | 24.2 | 26.2 | 22.1 |
| Republic of the Congo | 24.1 | 26.1 | 22.0 |
| Bhutan | 24.1 | 25.4 | 22.8 |
| Afghanistan | 24.0 | 25.6 | 22.4 |
| South Sudan | 24.0 | 27.6 | 20.4 |
| Turkmenistan | 24.0 | 24.6 | 23.3 |
| El Salvador | 24.0 | 25.5 | 22.5 |
| Guinea | 23.9 | 28.0 | 19.8 |
| Ghana | 23.7 | 25.7 | 21.7 |
| DR Congo | 23.6 | 26.2 | 21.0 |
| Somalia | 23.6 | 26.5 | 20.6 |
| Panama | 23.5 | 25.3 | 21.6 |
| Gabon | 23.5 | 25.5 | 21.4 |
| Guyana | 23.5 | 25.4 | 21.5 |
| Cuba | 23.4 | 25.4 | 21.3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 23.3 | 26.1 | 20.5 |
| Indonesia | 23.2 | 25.4 | 21.0 |
| Zambia | 23.2 | 25.7 | 20.7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23.2 | 25.0 | 21.4 |
| Mauritania | 23.2 | 27.1 | 19.2 |
| Lesotho | 23.2 | 25.5 | 20.9 |
| Ivory Coast | 23.1 | 26.7 | 19.5 |
| Burkina Faso | 23.1 | 26.3 | 19.9 |
| Malawi | 23.1 | 25.3 | 20.9 |
| Burundi | 23.0 | 24.6 | 21.3 |
| Comoros | 23.0 | 25.6 | 20.4 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.0 | 25.6 | 20.3 |
| Myanmar | 22.9 | 24.6 | 21.1 |
| Maldives | 22.9 | 24.1 | 21.6 |
| Cameroon | 22.8 | 26.0 | 19.6 |
| Timor Leste | 22.8 | 25.0 | 20.6 |
| Rwanda | 22.7 | 24.7 | 20.6 |
| Honduras | 22.7 | 24.1 | 21.2 |
| Mali | 22.6 | 26.0 | 19.1 |
| Vanuatu | 22.6 | 24.4 | 20.8 |
| Guatemala | 22.5 | 23.6 | 21.3 |
| Nicaragua | 22.5 | 24.4 | 20.6 |
| Nauru | 22.4 | 23.2 | 21.6 |
| Tanzania | 22.3 | 23.8 | 19.0 |
| Uganda | 22.3 | 24.4 | 20.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 22.3 | 24.6 | 19.9 |
| Chad | 22.2 | 25.3 | 19.1 |
| Cambodia | 22.2 | 23.4 | 21.0 |
| Benin | 22.2 | 24.4 | 19.9 |
| Nigeria | 22.0 | 24.8 | 19.2 |
| Central African Republic | 22.0 | 23.7 | 20.3 |
| Nepal | 21.9 | 23.6 | 20.1 |
| Laos | 21.9 | 23.3 | 20.5 |
| Kiribati | 21.9 | 23.6 | 20.1 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 21.6 | 24.1 | 19.1 |
| Niger | 21.0 | 22.8 | 19.2 |
| Liberia | 21.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 |
| Colombia | 20.2 | 22.3 | 18.1 |