List of countries by age at first marriage

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

Americas Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source

Asia Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source

Europe

Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source

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

See also Age of consent List of countries by marriage and divorce rates Marriageable age

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References

External links United Nations World Marriage Patterns 2000 (archived from the original on 25 December 2003) Age at first marriage: interactive data visualizations