Age at first marriage
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This is an incomplete list of the average ages of people when they first marry in various countries. This list is current, and does not treat the topic in history.
- See also: Age of consent
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World (selected countries averaged)
- 28.7 years for men, 26.8 years for women, 27.8 final average.
Africa
- Template:Country data Botswana: 30.8 for men, 26.9 for women.
- Template:Country data Cameroon: 26.7 for men, 20.2 for women.
- Template:Country data Chad: 24.1 for men, 18.0 for women.
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Egypt: 27.9 for men, 22.2 for women.
- Template:Country data Kenya: 26.3 for men, 21.7 for women.
- Template:Country data Libya: 32.0 for men, 29.2 for women.
- Template:Country data Mozambique: 22.6 for men, 18.0 for women.
- Template:Country data Niger: 23.9 for men, 17.6 for women.
- Template:Country data South Africa: 28.9 for men, 27.1 for women.
- Template:Country data Togo: 27.0 for men, 21.3 for women.
Americas
- Template:Country data Argentina: 25.6 for men, 23.3 for women, 25 final average.
- Template:Country data Brazil: 25.8 for men, 22.7 for women.
- Template:Country data Canada: 30 for men, 27.4 for women, 28.2 final average.
- Template:Country data Mexico: 24.6 for men, 22.4 for women, 23.5 final average.
- Template:Country data Peru: 25.7 for men, 23.1 for women.
- Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States: 27 for men, 25 for women, 26 final average.
Asia
- Pakistan: 22.8 for men, 19.7 for women
- Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China: 23.8 for men, 22.1 for women.
- Template:Country data Hong Kong :31.1 for men, 28.8 for women.
- Template:Country data India: 23.9 for men, 19.3 for women.
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Indonesia: 25.2 for men, 21.6 for women.
- Template:Country data Iran: 26.7 for men, 23.9 for women (2004).
- Template:Country data Israel: 25.5 for men, 24.3 for women.
- Template:Country data Japan: 30 for men, 27.3 for women.
- Template:Country data Taiwan: 31.8 for men, 27.7 for women
- Template:Country data Kuwait: 29.6 for men, 25.0 for women.
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Myanmar: 27.5 for men, 26.4 for women.
- Template:Country data Nepal: 22.0 for men, 18.8 for women.
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Thailand: 25.8 for men, 23.5 for women.
- Template:Country data South Korea: 30.1 for men, 27.3 for women (2004)
Europe
- Template:Country data Austria: 30.3 for men, 27.9 for women.
- Template:Country data Belgium: 28.9 for men, 26.6 for women.
- Template:Country data Denmark: 32.5 for men, 30.1 for women.
- Template:Country data Finland: 30.5 for men, 28.3 for women.
- Image:Flag of France.svg France: 31.2 for men, 29.1 for women.
- Template:Country data Germany: 30.9 for men, 28.2 for women.
- Template:Country data Republic of Ireland: 30 for men, 28.2 for women.
- Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy: 30 for men, 27.1 for women.
- Template:Country data Netherlands: 30.7 for men, 28.3 for women.
- Template:Country data Norway: 31.6 for men, 28.9 for women. (1999)
- Template:Country data Poland: 26.2 for men, 23 for women.
- Template:Country data Sweden: 32.9 for men, 30.4 for women.
- Template:Country data Switzerland: 30.8 for men, 28.2 for women.
- Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom: 29.8 for men, 27.7 for women
Oceania
- Template:Country data Australia: 30.6 for men, 28.6 for women.
- Template:Country data New Zealand: 29.2 for men, 27.3 for women.
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