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.

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.

This statistic contains data on the age of Americans when they get married for the first time. In 2009, 34.3 percent of American men that got married for the first time were aged between 25 and 29.

In 2023, the average age at marriage for at an opposite-sex wedding in Ireland was 37.7 years for men and 35.8 years for women. For male same-sex marriages, the average age at marriage was 40.8, while for female same-sex marriages it was 38.

The average age at marriage was 39.9 years for men in Norway in 2023, and 37.3 years for women. Within the considered time frame, men were about three years older than women on average when marrying, and all in all the average age seems to increase. In 2023, the average age at marriage in Norway was about the same as in Denmark.

The average age at which people in England and Wales get married has been getting older since the 1970s, with the average age of men marrying women rising from 27.4 in 1972 to 39.7 by 2019, with the average age for women marrying men increasing from 24.7 to 37.3 in the same time period. Since 2014, and the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales, the average age for men marrying men has fluctuated between 39.5 and 40.8, while the average age for females marrying females has fluctuated between 36.4 and 37.4.

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.

in 2023, on average, women in Germany got married sometime after turning 32 years old. The graph confirms that marriage took place later and later every year. Various reasons may contribute to this development. Life today Women can simply afford, in various senses of the word, to marry later than before. Being unmarried, regardless of age, has mostly ceased to be stigmatized or unusual for women in Germany. This does not exclude pressure, attention or curiosity from others about the topic, or a woman’s relationship status. It also does not exclude the desire of women to get married. However, in general, attitudes have relaxed significantly in recent decades, nor are there any legal restrictions for unmarried women in terms of education, employment, healthcare, renting or owning property. Women’s life expectancy at birth has increased steadily in Germany, with the latest figures citing 83.2 years. It is also not unusual for Germans to have children outside of a marriage. In fact, figures have been climbing annually since the 1990s and in 2023, around a third of children born, were born outside a marriage. Whether this happens due to a decision made mutually, individually or other circumstances, a woman being shunned for having a child out of wedlock is definitely a thing of the past. Changing demographics Marrying at a later age than in the 1990s, when women got married in their mid to late twenties, is also part of a general demographic shift in Germany, such as the increase in single households (though it does not necessarily mean that the person is unmarried, they might be in a long-distance marriage, for example). Women may also still be studying or traveling before their thirties, preferring to concentrate on concluding these chapters in their lives before proceeding to marriage, especially if they do not yet have a full-time job.

Spain had the oldest mean average age of marriage in Europe for both males and females at 36.8 for males, and 34.7 for females in 2022. By contrast, Poland had the youngest average age at marriage for males, at 30.7 and Romania for females at the age of 28.

This statistic contains data on the age of women in the United States when they get married for the first time. In 2009, 6.94 percent of American women that got married for the first time were under 20.

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.

In 2023, the median age at which South Korean women married for the first time was 31.45 years, while for men it was 33.97 years. The average age of both men and women marrying for the first time in South Korea has steadily risen in recent years, reaching an all-time high in 2023. Shifting attitudes towards marriage The number of marriages in South Korea has been consistently declining. While the overall decrease in population may play a role, the most significant factor is the societal shift in the perception of marriage. According to a survey, nearly half of South Koreans consider marriage an option rather than a necessity. Some of the main reasons South Koreans choose to remain unmarried include concerns about raising children, high wedding expenses, and worries about their careers. Demographic implications As more South Koreans choose to marry later in life or not at all, this trend is having a significant impact on the country's demographic landscape. Declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy present challenges for the nation's future, particularly concerning economic productivity and growth.

81 percent of the Silent generation were married between the age of 23 and 38. This is true for only 44 percent of Millennials.

Men and women in Japan are getting married increasingly later than previous generations. In 2023, the average age of women who marry for the first time was about 29.7 years, while men were on average 31.1 years old when they first got married. Social integration of women The rising age at first marriage was partly explained by a common theory that holds the growing number of “parasite singles” accountable for the trend. The term refers to young working people aged between 28 and 40 years who decide to keep living comfortably in their parents' homes to save money. An alternative explanation is the more active participation of Japanese women in society. Increasingly more women in Japan obtain higher education degrees and focus on their career paths. With a rising income, they are financially less dependent, and marriage is no longer essential to afford the life they pursue. Delayed family planningThe overall number of newly registered marriages has also declined in the past decade. The reported number of marriages was around 474,740 in 2023, representing the sixth consecutive years below 600,000. These developments concerning marriages have also impacted the mean age of childbearing, which has risen considerably since the 1970s.

In 2022, approximately 66,081 women aged between 30 and 34 got married to men in England and Wales, the most common age group for women marrying opposite-sex partners. The most common age group for men marrying women in this year was also 30 to 34, at 67,225.

The most common age of people who married in Sweden in 2022 was 30 to 34 years. Over 28,000 people in this age group married that year, followed by people aged 35 to 39 years. The number of new marriages in Sweden fell significantly in 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years, which can be explained by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Increasing average age at first marriage

In Sweden, the average age at the first marriage for both women and men increased in recent years. Among women, it increased by 1.8 years over the last 10 years. For men, the age increase was not as large as for women, and increased by 0.7 years from 2011 to 2021, reaching an average age of 36.3 years when marrying for the first time.

Average length of a marriage

The average length of a marriage in Sweden in 2021 was 46.9 years if it lasted until it was dissolved by death. For marriages that ended in divorce, the average length was 11.7 years.

The median age for individuals getting married in Poland increased during the observed period. Both men and women married later in 2023 compared to 1980. At the same time, the age increased by nearly seven years for both genders.

As of 2023, the median age at the time of first marriage in Singapore was 31 years old for men and 29.5 years old for women. While this had remained relatively constant for men since 2014, the median age of marriage for women had been increasing, indicating a trend amongst Singaporean women in delaying marriage. More women delaying marriage and motherhood Women in Singapore are becoming more educated and are increasingly active in the workforce, resulting in many women delaying marriage and motherhood in favor of pursuing a career. This has resulted in a significant proportion of highly-educated and highly-qualified women remaining single for longer. Financial independence delayed marriage for many women Many women preferred to be financially stable before getting married, especially in light of the costs involved in holding a wedding and starting a home. The prospect of losing financial independence and sacrificing career success has also deterred many women from motherhood, leaving Singapore with one of the lowest fertility rates in the world.

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.

As of 2017, the mean age for first marriage for women in Saudi Arabia was 26.6 years. In the same year, the mean age for first marriage of men in Saudi Arabia was 30 years.