Map by color of age at first marriage

This is a list of countries by age at first marriage. This list is current from contemporary surveys and 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,[1] 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.

Country Men Women Average Age Gap Age Ratio Year Source
 Algeria (more info) 33.5 27.8 30.7 5.7 1.21 2006 [2]
 Angola 24.7 21.4 23.1 3.3 1.15 2001 [3]
 Benin[a] 23.8 18.7 21.3 5.1 1.27 2006 [3]
 Botswana 30.9 26.4 28.7 4.5 1.17 2001 [4]
 Burkina Faso[a] 24.3 17.9 21.1 6.4 1.36 2010 [3]
 Burundi[a] 23.6 20.3 22 3.3 1.16 2010 [3]
 Cape Verde[a] 26.2 21.5 23.9 4.7 1.22 2010 [3]
 Cameroon[a] (more info) 25.8 19.0 22.4 6.8 1.36 2011 [3]
 Central African Republic[a] 23.3 17.4 20.4 5.9 1.34 1994-1995 [3]
 Chad[a] 22.4 16.0 19.2 6.4 1.4 2004 [3]
 Comoros[a] 25.6 20.4 23 5.2 1.25 1996 [3]
 Congo[a] 25.1 21.0 23.1 4.1 1.2 2009 [3]
 Ivory Coast[a] 26.7 19.5 23.1 7.2 1.37 2005 [3]
 DR Congo[a] 24.2 19.0 21.6 5.2 1.27 2007 [3]
 Djibouti 30.8 26.9 28.9 3.9 1.14 2002 [4]
 Egypt (more info) 31.0 25.0 28 6 1.24 2019 [5]
 Equatorial Guinea 26.1 20.5 23.3 5.6 1.27 2011 [4]
 Eritrea[a] 24.7 17.4 21.1 7.3 1.42 1995 [3]
 Eswatini 30.5 26.5 28.5 4 1.15 2007 [4]
 Ethiopia[a] 23.9 17.4 20.7 6.5 1.37 2011 [3]
 Gabon[a] 24.7 20.4 22.6 4.3 1.21 2000 [3]
 Gambia 29.7 21.5 25.6 8.2 1.38 2013 [4]
 Ghana[a] (more info) 25.7 21.7 23.7 4 1.18 2008 [3]
 Guinea[a] 24.6 16.5 20.6 8.1 1.49 2005 [3]
 Guinea-Bissau 28.1 20.9 24.5 7.2 1.34 2000 [4]
 Kenya[a] 24.8 20.2 22.5 4.6 1.23 2008-2009 [3]
 Lesotho[a] 25.5 20.9 23.2 4.6 1.22 2009 [3]
 Liberia[a] 23.4 18.9 21.2 4.5 1.24 2007 [3]
 Libya 32.0 29.2 30.6 2.8 1.1 1995 [6]
 Madagascar[a] 22.3 18.4 20.4 3.9 1.21 2008 [3]
 Malawi[a] 22.3 17.9 20.1 4.4 1.25 2010 [3]
 Mali[a] 24.1 16.7 20.4 7.4 1.44 2006 [3]
 Mauritania[a] (more info) 27.1 19.0 23.1 8.1 1.43 2000-2001 [3]
 Mauritius 29.8 25.4 27.6 4.4 1.17 2000 [3]
 Morocco 31.9 25.5 28.7 6.4 1.25 2018 [7]
 Mozambique[a] 21.7 17.5 19.6 4.2 1.24 2009 [3]
 Namibia[a] 31.7 29.2 30.5 2.5 1.09 2006-2007 [3]
 Niger[a] 23.1 15.7 19.4 7.4 1.47 2006 [3]
 Nigeria[a] (more info) 26.9 19.3 23.1 7.6 1.39 2008 [3]
 Rwanda[a] 24.8 20.6 22.7 4.2 1.2 2010 [3]
 São Tomé and Príncipe[a] 23.8 18.8 21.3 5 1.27 2008-2009 [3]
 Senegal[a] 28.9 19.9 24.4 9 1.45 2010-2011 [3]
 Seychelles 27.3 25.2 26.3 2.1 1.08 2002 [4]
 Sierra Leone[a] 24.4 17.1 20.8 7.3 1.43 2008 [3]
 Somalia 26.5 20.6 23.6 5.9 1.29 1982 [4]
 South Africa[b] (more info) 32.0 29.0 30.5 3 1.1 2008 [3]
 South Sudan 27.1 20.7 23.9 6.4 1.31 2008
 Sudan (more info) 29.1 22.7 25.9 6.4 1.28 1993 [6]
 Tanzania[a] 23.8 18.9 21.4 4.9 1.26 2010 [3]
 Togo 27.6 22.3 25 5.3 1.24 2014 [4]
 Tunisia 32.6 28.7 30.7 3.9 1.14 2004 [4]
 Uganda[a] 22.4 18.2 20.3 4.2 1.23 2011 [3]
 Zambia[a] 23.7 18.7 21.2 5 1.27 2007 [3]
 Zimbabwe[a] 24.6 19.9 22.3 4.7 1.24 2010-2011 [3]
 Antigua and Barbuda 29.3 25.7 27.5 3.6 1.14 2001 [4]
 Argentina 26.6 24.6 25.6 2 1.08 2010 [4]
 Bahamas 30.6 27.9 29.3 2.7 1.1 2010 [4]
 Barbados 34.3 31.8 33.1 2.5 1.08 1990 [4]
 Belize 30.1 28.6 29.4 1.5 1.05 2010 [4]
 Bolivia 26.6 24.1 25.4 2.5 1.1 2012 [4]
 Brazil 33.0 30 31.5 3 1.1 2014 [8]
 Canada (more info) 31.0 29.6 30.3 1.4 1.05 2008 [9]
 Chile (more info) 35.3 32.6 34 2.7 1.08 2013 [10]
 Colombia 26.8 22.3 24.6 4.5 1.2 2010 [4]
 Costa Rica 28.8 25.7 27.3 3.1 1.12 2014 [4]
 Cuba (more info) 25.4 21.3 23.4 4.1 1.19 2012 [4]
 Dominica 36.5 32.5 34.5 4 1.12 2001 [4]
 Dominican Republic 24.8 21.0 22.9 3.8 1.18 2013 [4]
 Ecuador 25.0 21.8 23.4 3.2 1.15 2010 [4]
 El Salvador 25.5 22.5 24 3 1.13 2007 [4]
 Grenada 34.4 31.0 32.7 3.4 1.11 1991 [4]
 Guatemala 23.6 21.3 22.5 2.3 1.11 1994 [4]
 Guyana 25.4 21.5 23.5 3.9 1.18 2009 [4]
 Haiti 28.3 23.7 26 4.6 1.19 2012 [4]
 Honduras 24.1 21.2 22.7 2.9 1.14 2012 [4]
 Jamaica 34.8 33.2 34 1.6 1.05 2001 [4]
 Mexico 29.0 26.0 27.5 3 1.12 2011 [11]
 Nicaragua 24.4 20.6 22.5 3.8 1.18 2005 [4]
 Panama 25.3 21.6 23.5 3.7 1.17 2010 [4]
 Paraguay (more info) 26.8 22.7 24.8 4.1 1.18 2002 [4]
 Peru 27.5 23.5 25.5 4 1.17 2012 [4]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 32.1 31.3 31.7 0.8 1.03 1980 [4]
 Saint Lucia 35.1 33.7 34.4 1.4 1.04 1991 [4]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.8 21.2 24.5 6.6 1.31 2002 [4]
 Suriname 32.8 29.3 31.1 3.5 1.12 2012 [4]
 Trinidad and Tobago 31.8 29.2 30.5 2.6 1.09 2011 [4]
 United States (more info) 29.8 28.0 28.9 1.8 1.06 2019 [12]
 Uruguay 26.5 24.0 25.3 2.5 1.1 2011 [4]
 Venezuela 26.0 22.7 24.4 3.3 1.15 2001 [4]
 Afghanistan (more info) 23.5 15.0 19.3 8.5 1.57 2008 [4]
 Bahrain 30.0 26.3 28.2 3.7 1.14 2001 [4]
 Bangladesh[a] (more info) 23.8 16.0 19.9 7.8 1.49 2011 [3]
 Bhutan 25.4 22.8 24.1 2.6 1.11 2007 [4]
 Brunei 27.3 25.1 26.2 2.2 1.09 1991 [4]
 Cambodia[a] (more info) 23.4 21.0 22.2 2.4 1.11 2010 [3]
 China (more info) 27.1 24.9 26 2.2 1.09 2017 [13]
 Hong Kong 31.2 28.9 30.1 2.3 1.08 2011 [14]
 India (more info) 26.0 22.2 24.1 3.8 1.17 2011 [15]
 Indonesia (more info) 25.7 22.3 24 3.4 1.15 2010 [16]
 Iran (more info) 27.4 23.8 25.6 3.6 1.15 2015 [17]
 Iraq 28.2 25.3 26.8 2.9 1.11 2004 [4]
 Israel (more info) 27.6 25 26.3 2.6 1.1 2016 [18]
 Japan (more info) 30.9 29.3 30.1 1.6 1.05 2013 [19]
 Jordan (more info) 28.7 23.8 26.3 4.9 1.21 2010 [20]
 Kazakhstan[a] 26.9 24.3 25.6 2.6 1.11 2010 [3]
 Kuwait 28.9 27.5 28.2 1.4 1.05 2005 [4]
 Kyrgyzstan 25.5 21.8 23.7 3.7 1.17 2012 [4]
 Laos 23.3 20.5 21.9 2.8 1.14 2012 [4]
 Lebanon 32.8 28.8 30.8 4 1.14 2006 [21]
 Malaysia (more info) 28 25.7 26.9 2.3 1.09 2010 [22]
 Maldives[a] 24.1 21.6 22.9 2.5 1.12 2009 [3]
 Mongolia[a] 29 26 27.5 3 1.12 2019 [23]
 Myanmar[a] (more info) 24.0 20.5 22.3 3.5 1.17 2007 [3]
   Nepal[a] 22.1 17.9 20 4.2 1.23 2011 [3]
 North Korea (more info) 29.0 25.5 27.3 3.5 1.14 2008 [4]
 Oman 28.1 24.8 26.5 3.3 1.13 2003 [4]
 Pakistan[a] (more info) 26 20.3 23.2 5.7 1.28 2006-2007 [3]
 Palestine[c] 25.4 20.1 22.8 5.3 1.26 2010 [3]
 Philippines (more info) 28.0 25.3 26.7 2.7 1.11 2011 [24]
 Qatar 27.3 25.4 26.4 1.9 1.07 2010 [4]
 Saudi Arabia (more info) 25.3 20.4 22.9 4.9 1.24 2018 [25]
 Singapore (more info) 30.1 27.9 29 2.2 1.08 2014 [26]
 Sri Lanka 27.6 23.8 25.7 3.8 1.16 2001 [4]
 South Korea (more info) 33.2 30.4 31.8 2.8 1.09 2018 [27]
 Syria 31.8 26.3 29.1 5.5 1.21 2016 [28]
 Taiwan (more info) 32.0 29.7 30.9 2.3 1.08 2014 [29]
 Tajikistan 26.3 22.5 24.4 3.8 1.17 2010 [3]
 Thailand[a] 24.4 21.0 22.7 3.4 1.16 2010 [3]
 East Timor[a] 25.0 20.6 22.8 4.4 1.21 2009-2010 [3]
 Turkmenistan 24.6 23.3 24 1.3 1.06 2006 [3]
 United Arab Emirates 26.8 25.3 26.1 1.5 1.06 2005 [4]
 Uzbekistan 25.2 22.4 23.8 2.8 1.13 2006 [30]
 Vietnam (more info) 26.2 22.8 24.5 3.4 1.15 2009 [31]
 Yemen 26.1 23.0 24.6 3.1 1.13 2013 [4]
 Albania 29.5 24 26.8 5.5 1.23 2014 [30]
 Austria (more info) 32.6 30.3 31.5 2.3 1.08 2015 [30]
 Azerbaijan 27.6 23.7 25.7 3.9 1.16 2014 [30]
 Armenia 29.4 26.3 27.9 3.1 1.12 2014 [30]
 Belarus 27.4 25.3 26.4 2.1 1.08 2014 [30]
 Belgium 32.3 30 31.2 2.3 1.08 2015 [30]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.6 26.4 28 3.2 1.12 2014 [30]
 Bulgaria (more info) 30.3 26.9 28.6 3.4 1.13 2014 [32]
 Croatia 30.6 28.1 29.4 2.5 1.09 2014 [32]
 Czech Republic (more info) 32.4 29.8 31.1 2.6 1.09 2015 [30]
 Cyprus (more info) 30.8 29.0 29.9 1.8 1.06 2014 [30]
 Denmark 34.5 32 33.3 2.5 1.08 2015 [30]
 Estonia 31.6 29.0 30.3 2.6 1.09 2014 [32]
 Finland (more info) 33.4 31.2 32.3 2.2 1.07 2015 [30]
 France (more info) 33.0 30.8 31.9 2.2 1.07 2011 [33]
 Georgia 29.9 26.6 28.3 3.3 1.12 2014 [30]
 Germany (more info) 33.4 30.9 32.2 2.5 1.08 2014 [32]
 Greece (more info) 33.0 29.9 31.5 3.1 1.1 2014 [32]
 Hungary 32.1 29.3 30.7 2.8 1.1 2014 [32]
 Iceland 34.6 32.7 33.7 1.9 1.06 2011 [30]
 Ireland (more info) 36.8 34.8 35.8 2 1.06 2019 [34]
 Italy (more info) 34.2 31.3 32.8 2.9 1.09 2014 [32]
 Latvia 30.6 28.2 29.4 2.4 1.09 2014 [32]
 Lithuania 29.7 27.3 28.5 2.4 1.09 2014 [32]
 Liechtenstein 32.6 29.8 31.2 2.8 1.09 2011 [4]
 Luxembourg 33.3 31.1 32.2 2.2 1.07 2015 [30]
 North Macedonia 28.8 26 27.4 2.8 1.11 2014 [30]
 Malta 31.6 29.2 30.4 2.4 1.08 2011 [32]
 Moldova 28.3 25.8 27.1 2.5 1.1 2018 [35]
 Monaco 33.4 30.4 31.9 3 1.1 2008 [4]
 Montenegro 32.7 28.6 30.7 4.1 1.14 2014 [32]
 Netherlands 33.5 30.9 32.2 2.6 1.08 2015 [30]
 Norway 33.8 31.9 32.9 1.9 1.06 2015 [30]
 Poland (more info) 30 27 28.5 3 1.11 2014 [32]
 Portugal 32.5 31 31.8 1.5 1.05 2015 [30]
 Romania 30.2 26.7 28.5 3.5 1.13 2014 [32]
 Russia (more info) 27.4 24.9 26.2 2.5 1.1 2011 [36]
 San Marino 33.5 30.7 32.1 2.8 1.09 2014 [4]
 Serbia 31.0 28.1 29.6 2.9 1.1 2014 [32]
 Slovakia (more info) 30.8 28.1 29.5 2.7 1.1 2014 [32]
 Slovenia 32.2 29 30.6 3.2 1.11 2014 [32]
 Spain (more info) 34.5 32.3 33.4 2.2 1.07 2014 [32]
 Sweden 36 33.5 34.8 2.5 1.07 2015 [30]
  Switzerland (more info) 32.5 30.1 31.3 2.4 1.08 2014 [32]
 Turkey (more info) 27.8 24.8 26.3 3 1.12 2018 [32]
 Ukraine (more info) 27.0 25.0 26 2 1.08 2013 [30]
 United Kingdom (more info) 33.4 31.5 32.5 1.9 1.06 2016 [37]
 Australia (more info) 32.3 30.5 31.4 1.8 1.06 2019 [38]
 Fiji 27.7 27.7 0 1 2007 [4]
 Kiribati[d] 23.6 20.1 21.9 3.5 1.17 2009 [39]
 Marshall Islands 25.7 24.2 25 1.5 1.06 2011 [40]
 Micronesia 27.5 25.5 26.5 2 1.08 2010 [41]
 Nauru[e] 21.2 22.8 22.0 -1.6 0.93 2007 [42]
 New Zealand (more info) 30.6 29.4 30.0 1.2 1.04 2019 [43]
 Palau 28.9 26.6 27.8 2.3 1.09 2005 [4]
 Papua New Guinea 25.0 21.4 23.2 3.6 1.17 2006 [4]
 Samoa 28.7 24.1 26.4 4.6 1.19 2009 [4]
 Solomon Islands[e] 25.6 20.3 23.0 5.3 1.26 2007 [44]
 Tonga[f] 25.0 23.6 24.3 1.4 1.06 2012 [45]
 Tuvalu[e] 27.2 22.1 24.7 5.1 1.23 2007 [46]
 Vanuatu[d] 24.4 20.8 22.6 3.6 1.17 2013 [47]
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