List of countries by age at first marriage - wikipedia List of countries by age at first marriage This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. This is a list of countries by age at first marriage. Definition of marriage is the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship ( historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman ). Marriage is a legally recognized union between two partners in a relationship. The average age to first get married varies from one country to another and is affected by several factors such as financial stability, career, academic pursuit, and family background. This list is current from the most recent surveys and does not treat the topic in history. 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, however, for most reporting sources, only the average age at marriage is reported. In this article, Some countries had most recent and updated census while other countries had n't been updated since the 1990s. There are different numbers ranging from early 20s to mid 30s which raises the questions of how culture, religion and social status play an enormous role of changing the age of first marriage for different countries. Contents 1 Africa 2 Americas 3 Asia 4 Europe 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Africa Country Men Women Average Age Gap Year Source Algeria 33.5 27.8 30.7 5.7 2006 Angola 24.7 21.4 23.1 3.3 Benin 23.8 18.7 21.3 5.1 2006 Burkina Faso 24.3 17.9 21.1 6.4 Burundi 23.6 20.3 22 3.3 Cape Verde 26.2 21.5 23.9 4.7 Cameroon 25.8 19.0 22.4 6.8 2011 Central African Republic 23.3 17.4 20.4 5.9 1994 - 1995 Chad 22.4 16.0 19.2 6.4 Comoros 25.6 20.4 23 5.2 Congo 25.1 21.0 23.1 4.1 2009 Ivory Coast 26.7 19.5 23.1 7.2 2005 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24.2 19.0 21.6 5.2 2007 Egypt 33.6 27.9 30.8 5.7 Eritrea 24.7 17.4 21.1 7.3 1995 Ethiopia 23.9 17.4 20.7 6.5 2011 Gabon 24.7 20.4 22.6 4.3 2000 Ghana 25.7 21.0 23.4 4.7 2008 Guinea 24.6 16.5 20.6 8.1 2005 Kenya 24.8 20.2 22.5 4.6 2008 - 2009 Lesotho 25.5 20.9 23.2 4.6 2009 Liberia 23.4 18.9 21.2 4.5 2007 Libya 32.0 29.2 30.6 2.8 1995 Madagascar 22.3 18.4 20.4 3.9 2008 Malawi 22.3 17.9 20.1 4.4 Mali 24.1 16.7 20.4 7.4 2006 Mauritania 27.1 19.0 23.1 8.1 2000 - 2001 Mauritius 29.8 25.4 27.6 4.4 2000 Morocco 34.3 29.8 32.1 4.5 Mozambique 21.7 17.5 19.6 4.2 2009 Namibia 31.7 29.2 30.5 2.5 2006 - 2007 Niger 23.1 15.7 19.4 7.4 2006 Nigeria 26.9 19.3 23.1 7.6 2008 Rwanda 24.8 20.6 22.7 4.2 São Tomé and Príncipe 23.8 18.8 21.3 5 2008 - 2009 Senegal 28.9 19.9 24.4 9 2010 - 2011 Sierra Leone 24.4 17.1 20.8 7.3 2008 South Africa 32.0 29.0 30.5 2008 Sudan 29.1 22.7 25.9 6.4 Uganda 22.4 18.2 20.3 4.2 2011 Tanzania 23.8 18.9 21.4 4.9 Zambia 23.7 18.7 21.2 5 2007 Zimbabwe 24.6 19.9 22.3 4.7 2010 - 2011 Africa has a majority of age at first marriage between age of 15 until early twenties for women and early and late twenties for males. Here 's where cultural and economic status come to play. Also, there is an age gap that older males are marrying younger females by at least 8 years of age difference. For example, Niger and Eritrea as an example of young females with older males ranging from fifteen years of for women and mid twenties for males. Americas Country Men Women Average Age Gap Year Source Brazil 30 27 28.5 2013 Canada 31.0 29.6 30.3 1.4 2008 Chile 35.3 32.6 34 2.7 2013 Mexico 29 26 27.5 2011 United States 29.2 27.1 28.2 2.1 2015 Asia Country Men Women Average Age Gap Year Source Armenia 29.4 26.3 27.9 3.1 2014 Bangladesh 23.8 16.0 19.9 7.8 2011 Cambodia 23.4 21.0 22.2 2.4 China 27.1 24.9 26 2.2 2017 Hong Kong 31.2 28.9 30.1 2.3 2011 India 26.0 22.2 24.1 3.8 2011 Indonesia 25.7 22.3 24 3.4 Iran 27.4 23.8 25.6 3.6 2015 Israel 31.5 28.4 30 3.1 Japan 30.9 29.3 30.1 1.6 2013 Jordan 28.7 23.8 26.3 4.9 Kazakhstan 26.9 24.3 25.6 2.6 Kyrgyzstan 26.9 23.5 25.2 3.4 Lebanon 32.8 28.8 30.8 2006 Malaysia 28 25.7 26.9 2.3 Maldives 24.1 21.6 22.9 2.5 2009 Mongolia 26.2 24.2 25.2 Myanmar 24.0 20.5 22.3 3.5 2007 Nepal 22.1 17.9 20 4.2 2011 Pakistan 21.8 20.3 21.1 1.5 2006 - 2007 Palestine 25.4 20.1 22.8 5.3 Philippines 28.0 25.3 26.7 2.7 2011 Singapore 30.1 27.9 29 2.2 2014 South Korea 32.6 30.0 31.3 2.6 2015 Taiwan 32.0 29.7 30.9 2.3 2014 Tajikistan 26.3 22.5 24.4 3.8 Thailand 24.4 21.0 22.7 3.4 Timor - Leste 25.0 20.6 22.8 4.4 2009 - 2010 Turkmenistan 24.6 23.3 24 1.3 2006 Uzbekistan 25.2 22.4 23.8 2.8 2006 Vietnam 26.2 22.8 24.5 3.4 2009 Europe Average age at first marriage. Darker is younger Country Men Women Average Age Gap Year Source Albania 29.5 24 26.8 5.5 2014 Austria 32.6 30.3 31.5 2.3 2015 Azerbaijan 27.6 23.7 25.7 3.9 2014 Armenia 29.4 26.3 27.9 3.1 2014 Belarus 27.4 25.3 26.4 2.1 2014 Belgium 32.3 30 31.2 2.3 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.6 26.4 28 3.2 2014 Bulgaria 30.3 26.9 28.6 3.4 2014 Croatia 30.6 28.1 29.4 2.5 2014 Czech Republic 32.4 29.8 31.1 2.6 2015 Cyprus 30.8 29.0 29.9 1.8 2014 Denmark 34.5 32 33.3 2.5 2015 Estonia 31.6 29.0 30.3 2.6 2014 Finland 33.4 31.2 32.3 2.2 2015 France 33.0 30.8 31.9 2.2 2011 Georgia 29.9 26.6 28.3 3.3 2014 Germany 33.4 30.9 32.2 2.5 2014 Greece 33.0 29.9 31.5 3.1 2014 Hungary 32.1 29.3 30.7 2.8 2014 Iceland 34.6 32.7 33.7 1.9 2011 Ireland 33.9 32.3 33.1 1.6 2015 Italy 34.2 31.3 32.8 2.9 2014 Latvia 30.6 28.2 29.4 2.4 2014 Lithuania 29.7 27.3 28.5 2.4 2014 Luxembourg 33.3 31.1 32.2 2.2 2015 Macedonia 28.8 26 27.4 2.8 2014 Malta 31.6 29.2 30.4 2.4 2011 Moldova 27.0 24.0 25.5 2014 Montenegro 32.7 28.6 30.7 4.1 2014 Netherlands 33.5 30.9 32.2 2.6 2015 Norway 33.8 31.9 32.9 1.9 2015 Poland 29.1 26.7 27.9 2.4 2014 Portugal 32.5 31 31.8 1.5 2015 Romania 30.2 26.7 28.5 3.5 2014 Russia 27.4 24.9 26.2 2.5 2011 Serbia 31.0 28.1 29.6 2.9 2014 Slovakia 30.8 28.1 29.5 2.7 2014 Slovenia 32.2 29.7 31 2.5 2014 Spain 34.5 32.3 33.4 2.2 2014 Sweden 36 33.5 34.8 2.5 2015 Switzerland 32.5 30.1 31.3 2.4 2014 Ukraine 27.0 25.0 26 2013 United Kingdom 32.5 30.6 31.6 1.9 2013 From the data, most of the wealthiest countries in Europe appear to have a higher average age at first marriage than their less developed counterparts. Most men and women postpone marriage in countries where they enjoy the higher social status, better education system, and employment. In Europe, we can see a pattern of 20s / early 30s first marriage which makes sense as a time to start a lifelong partnership with someone as well as being financially solvent enough to be able to contemplate supporting someone should the need arise. Italy and United Kingdom for a reference on their age of first marriage shows late twenties and early thirties for both generate which follows with the idea that economic and cultural factors do play a significant role into changing the patters of first marriage. 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 Year Source Australia 31.8 29.8 30.8 2015 Kiribati 23.6 20.1 21.9 3.5 2009 Marshall Islands 25.7 24.2 25 1.5 2011 F.S. Micronesia 27.5 25.5 26.5 Nauru 21.2 22.8 22.0 - 1.6 2007 New Zealand 30.1 28.6 29.4 1.5 2013 Solomon Islands 25.6 20.3 23.0 5.3 2007 Tonga 25.0 23.6 24.3 1.4 2012 Tuvalu 27.2 22.1 24.7 5.1 2007 Vanuatu 24.4 20.8 22.6 3.6 2013 See also Age of consent Marriageable age Notes ^ Jump up to : Those surveyed were aged 25 - 29 Jump up ^ Median ages are rounded Jump up ^ West Bank only ^ Jump up to : Those surveyed were aged 25 + ^ Jump up to : Those surveyed were aged 20 - 49 Jump up ^ Those surveyed were aged 25 - 49 References Jump up ^ `` Google ''. google.com. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 10. Jump up ^ `` The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage ''. WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 10. Jump up ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Family `` Formation : Age at first marriage ''. 21 May 2011. Jump up ^ Ministère de la Santé, de la Population et de la Réforme hospitalière and Office national des statistiques ( December 2008 ). Suivi de la situation des enfants et des femmes. 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