In 2022, the median age for the first wedding among women in the United States stood at 28.6 years. For men, the median age was 30.5 years. The median age of Americans at their first wedding has been steadily increasing for both men and women since 1998.

After increasing from 2011 to 2020, the average age of people at their first marriage fell marginally in 2021 for both men and women. However, it increased slightly again in 2022 and 2023. Men were on average older than women at their first marriage, with 36.8 years and 34.9 years respectively in 2023. Most common age at first marriage In 2022, more than 80,000 people got married in Sweden . Of these, people between 30 and 34 years made up the largest age group. Length of a marriage A marriage in Sweden lasted on average 47.3 years in 2022 if it was dissolved by death. For marriages dissolved by divorce, the average length was 12.2 years. The length of marriages dissolved by divorce increased slightly over the last 10 years, while the length of marriages dissolved by death was relatively stable.

The mean age at first marriage in Spain was, along with Sweden, one of the highest in the European Union. Based on this setup, it is no wonder that the Spanish autonomous communities featured quite elevated numbers - particularly in the Canary Islands, where the average age at first marriage stood at over 41 years old for men and over 38 for women in 2023. Easy come easy go Marriage might be undergoing a declining popularity among Spaniards, or so it would seem by its national (heterosexual) marriage figures, which have experienced a slight decrease overtime. In 2023, the Balearic Islands recording the highest numbers on the list of marriage rate in Spain, with a rate of 4.43 marriages per 1,000 people. Moreover, Spain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe, with 85.5 divorces per 100 marriages carried out in this country in 2020. Ageing: a common problem across the continent The age at first marriage is not the only digit that is on the rise in Spain. Data related to age in the Mediterranean country essentially behaves in a similar fashion as the rest of its European counterparts, whose population is also slowly but surely getting older. In 2023, the life expectancy at birth in Spain stood at 83.77 years, one of the highest in the world.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 15/07/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M830182

This statistic shows the median age of women at first marriage in Hong Kong from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the median age of women at first marriage was 31 years.

Total first marriage rates and age-specific first marriage rates per 1,000 males, all marriages, by place of occurrence, 2000 to 2004.

Table of INEBase Average age at First-Marriage by sex and nationality (Spanish/Foreign). Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

Since the mid-2000s the average age at first wedding in France increased gradually, for both men and women. It seems to be common for the first marriage to be celebrated later and later in Western countries. For example, the median age at first marriage in the United States went from 26.8 years old for males and 25 years old for females in 1997, up to 30.3 years old for males and 28.4 for females in 2019. Same thing occurred in Europe where Sweden was the country where the median age at first wedding was the oldest in 2019.

French people wait longer to marry

According to the source, in 2004, the average age at first wedding for French men was 30.8 compared to 28.8 for women. If men still tend to be older than women at first marriage, the average age at marriage for both males and females increased from 2004 to 2021. In 2021, men were aged on average 39.2 at their first wedding, compared to 36.8 for women. Most marriages in France happened between men and women despite the implementation of same-sex marriage in 2013. Mean age at gay marriages appear to be even older than in different-sex wedding.

Marriage and divorce in France

Thus, the percentage of married persons in France decreased since 2006, while the share of single and divorced people rose. However, in 2016, France was the second European country with the highest number of marriages behind Germany. On the other hand, like most other Western nations, France also has an important divorce rate. In 2016, the number of French divorces was of 55 per 100 marriages.

The recount and description of the families of the Basque Country is carried out using diverse statistical sources. On the one hand, recounts of families are carried out via the Population and Housing Census; on the other, the five-yearly Demographic Survey (ED), of an inter-census nature, offers information on the make-up of families, the family size and preferences on the number and spacing of children and numerous other characteristics using the method of retrospective approximation to demographic phenomena.

Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Data Last Updated: 15/07/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Total may include marriages with attribute(s) not reported.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M830159

This statistic contains data on the estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the United States in 2021, by race and origin. In 2021, the median age for the first wedding among Asian women stood at 28.8 years.

Mean age and median age at marriage, for persons who married in a given year, by legal marital status, gender (when available), the couple's gender composition (when available) and place of occurrence, 1991 to most recent year.

Singapore Median Age of Brides: Total Marriages: Under Women's Charter data was reported at 29.300 Year Old in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.200 Year Old for 2016. Singapore Median Age of Brides: Total Marriages: Under Women's Charter data is updated yearly, averaging 25.500 Year Old from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.300 Year Old in 2017 and a record low of 23.300 Year Old in 1971. Singapore Median Age of Brides: Total Marriages: Under Women's Charter data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

Singapore Median Age of Grooms: First Marriages: Un Admin of Muslim Law Act data was reported at 28.200 Year Old in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 28.200 Year Old for 2016. Singapore Median Age of Grooms: First Marriages: Un Admin of Muslim Law Act data is updated yearly, averaging 26.400 Year Old from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.300 Year Old in 2014 and a record low of 24.500 Year Old in 1971. Singapore Median Age of Grooms: First Marriages: Un Admin of Muslim Law Act data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G007: Vital Statistics: Marriages & Divorces.

In 2022, the average age of Italian women at first marriage was 33.6 years. From a regional perspective, the highest average age was recorded in Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia, where the average age of the bride reached around 35 years. Emilia-Romagna was also the region with the oldest grooms in the country. A male inhabitant of the region could get married at the average age of almost 40 years. On the contrary, women from the southern regions got married earlier, at 32.3 years. Every year less marriages Over the last decade, the marriage rate in Italy has steadily decreased. In 2006, there were about 4.2 marriages celebrated per 1,000 inhabitants, more than one wedding more in comparison with the figures from 2023. Why do not Italians get married? When asked about the cause of not getting married, about 17 percent of the Italian respondents who already lived with their partner replied that they do not believe in marriage. Roughly 25 percent of them never felt the need to walk down the aisle. On the other hand, around 31 percent of the interviewees declared that they would get married in the near future.

Vietnam VN: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data was reported at 10.600 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.300 % for 2011. Vietnam VN: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 10.500 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2014, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.400 % in 1997 and a record low of 9.300 % in 2011. Vietnam VN: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), AIDS Indicator Surveys(AIS), Reproductive Health Survey(RHS), and other household surveys.; ;

Thailand TH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data was reported at 22.100 % in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.600 % for 2006. Thailand TH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 20.500 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2012, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.100 % in 2012 and a record low of 19.600 % in 2006. Thailand TH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.; ; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), AIDS Indicator Surveys(AIS), Reproductive Health Survey(RHS), and other household surveys.; ;

Taichung City, first marriage statistics by gender, age, and education level, and their median marriage age (by date of occurrence)

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Basic Demographic Indicators: Average age to first marriage by municipality, according to sex. Annual. Municipalities.