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People > Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Average age of women at their first marriage.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MartiniqueMartinique 33.3 1999
2 JamaicaJamaica 33.2 2001
3 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 33.1 2007
4 DominicaDominica 32.5 2001
5 French GuianaFrench Guiana 32 2006
6 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 31.9 2004
=7 IrelandIreland 31.8 2011
=7 NorwayNorway 31.8 2010
=7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 31.8 2009
=7 BarbadosBarbados 31.8 1990
11 GermanyGermany 31.7 2011
=12 FranceFrance 31.6 2009
=12 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 31.6 1999
14 NetherlandsNetherlands 31.5 2011
=15 GreenlandGreenland 31.4 2011
=15 SwedenSweden 31.4 2010
17 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 31.3 1980
18 LibyaLibya 31.2 2006
19 HungaryHungary 31.1 2010
=20 AustriaAustria 31 2011
=20 DenmarkDenmark 31 2011
=20 ReunionReunion 31 2006
=20 GrenadaGrenada 31 1991
=24 SloveniaSlovenia 30.7 2011
=24 BelgiumBelgium 30.7 2009
=24 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 30.7 2008
=27 South AfricaSouth Africa 30.6 2011
=27 BermudaBermuda 30.6 2010
=27 ItalyItaly 30.6 2010
30 Hong KongHong Kong 30.3 2006
=31 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 30.2 2011
=31 FinlandFinland 30.2 2010
=31 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 30.2 2001
34 LatviaLatvia 29.9 2011
35 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 29.8 2009
=36 JapanJapan 29.7 2010
=36 BrazilBrazil 29.7 2010
=36 AustraliaAustralia 29.7 2006
=39 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 29.6 2010
=39 Cook IslandsCook Islands 29.6 1996
41 AlgeriaAlgeria 29.5 2002
42 SpainSpain 29.3 2001
=43 LithuaniaLithuania 29.1 2011
=43 SlovakiaSlovakia 29.1 2010
=45 South KoreaSouth Korea 28.8 2005
=45 San MarinoSan Marino 28.8 2005
=45 SurinameSuriname 28.8 2004
48 TunisiaTunisia 28.7 2004
49 AnguillaAnguilla 28.6 2001
=50 ArubaAruba 28.5 2010
=50 MontserratMontserrat 28.5 1980
52 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 28.4 1991
=53 LebanonLebanon 28.3 2007
=53 NamibiaNamibia 28.3 2006
55 MaltaMalta 28.2 2010
56 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 28.1 2000
57 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 28 2010
=58 CyprusCyprus 27.9 2011
=58 SingaporeSingapore 27.9 2010
=60 IcelandIceland 27.8 2010
=60 LuxembourgLuxembourg 27.8 2001
=62 MacauMacau 27.7 2011
=62 DjiboutiDjibouti 27.7 2002
=64 KuwaitKuwait 27.5 2005
=64 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 27.5 1990
=66 ChileChile 27.4 2011
=66 The BahamasThe Bahamas 27.4 2000
=68 United StatesUnited States 26.9 2009
=68 GreeceGreece 26.9 2001
70 GibraltarGibraltar 26.8 2001
=71 RomaniaRomania 26.6 2011
=71 CanadaCanada 26.6 2006
=71 PalauPalau 26.6 2005
74 SwazilandSwaziland 26.5 2007
=75 MoroccoMorocco 26.4 2004
=75 BotswanaBotswana 26.4 2001
77 BahrainBahrain 26.3 2001
=78 BulgariaBulgaria 26.2 2011
=78 IsraelIsrael 26.2 2009
=78 MontenegroMontenegro 26.2 2003
=78 CroatiaCroatia 26.2 2001
82 BurmaBurma 26.1 2007
83 SerbiaSerbia 25.9 2002
=84 MalaysiaMalaysia 25.7 2010
=84 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 25.7 2001
=84 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 25.7 2000
=87 New ZealandNew Zealand 25.6 2006
=87 TongaTonga 25.6 2006
=87 PortugalPortugal 25.6 2001
90 North KoreaNorth Korea 25.5 2008
=91 QatarQatar 25.4 2010
=91 SyriaSyria 25.4 2001
=93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 25.3 2005
=93 PolandPoland 25.3 2002
=95 SeychellesSeychelles 25.2 2002
=95 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 25.2 2001
=97 AlbaniaAlbania 25.1 2011
=97 KazakhstanKazakhstan 25.1 2009
99 BruneiBrunei 25 2001
=100 UruguayUruguay 24.8 2011
=100 OmanOman 24.8 2003
=102 ChinaChina 24.7 2010
=102 JordanJordan 24.7 2009
=104 ArgentinaArgentina 24.6 2010
=104 BelarusBelarus 24.6 2009
=104 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 24.6 2007
107 EstoniaEstonia 24.5 2000
=108 ArmeniaArmenia 24.4 2010
=108 RwandaRwanda 24.4 2010
=108 RussiaRussia 24.4 2010
=108 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 24.4 2009
=108 PhilippinesPhilippines 24.4 2007
=108 GuamGuam 24.4 1990
114 Wallis and FutunaWallis+ 24.3 1996
=115 MongoliaMongolia 24.2 2010
=115 TurkeyTurkey 24.2 2008
=115 PalestinePalestine 24.2 2007
=118 LesothoLesotho 24.1 2006
=118 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 24.1 2000
=118 ThailandThailand 24.1 2000
121 SamoaSamoa 24 2009
122 Costa RicaCosta Rica 23.9 2011
=123 Sri LankaSri Lanka 23.6 2007
=123 ComorosComoros 23.6 1996
=125 IranIran 23.5 2011
=125 PeruPeru 23.5 2007
=127 GhanaGhana 23.4 2008
=127 GeorgiaGeorgia 23.4 2005
=127 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 23.4 2000
130 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 23.2 2009
=131 East TimorEast Timor 23.1 2009
=131 UkraineUkraine 23.1 2007
133 MexicoMexico 23 2010
=134 ParaguayParaguay 22.9 2004
=134 FijiFiji 22.9 1996
=136 IraqIraq 22.8 2007
=136 BhutanBhutan 22.8 2007
=136 Cape VerdeCape Verde 22.8 2005
=136 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 22.8 2001
=140 VietnamVietnam 22.7 2009
=140 LiberiaLiberia 22.7 2008
=140 EgyptEgypt 22.7 2008
=140 BoliviaBolivia 22.7 2008
=140 PakistanPakistan 22.7 2007
=140 VenezuelaVenezuela 22.7 2001
=146 MauritiusMauritius 22.6 2000
=146 VanuatuVanuatu 22.6 1989
148 El SalvadorEl Salvador 22.5 2007
149 MaldivesMaldives 22.4 2009
150 IndonesiaIndonesia 22.3 2010
=151 ColombiaColombia 22.2 2010
=151 SudanSudan 22.2 2008
=151 HaitiHaiti 22.2 2006
=151 YemenYemen 22.2 2003
=155 BurundiBurundi 22.1 2010
=155 TajikistanTajikistan 22.1 2010
=155 MayotteMayotte 22.1 2007
=155 GabonGabon 22.1 2000
=159 CambodiaCambodia 22 2010
=159 KenyaKenya 22 2008
=161 MoldovaMoldova 21.9 2005
=161 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 21.9 1998
=163 EcuadorEcuador 21.8 2010
=163 MauritaniaMauritania 21.8 2000
=165 LaosLaos 21.7 2005
=165 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 21.7 1983
=167 PanamaPanama 21.6 2010
=167 SenegalSenegal 21.6 2010
=167 NigeriaNigeria 21.6 2008
=167 GuatemalaGuatemala 21.6 2002
=171 AfghanistanAfghanistan 21.5 2010
=171 GuyanaGuyana 21.5 2009
=171 TuvaluTuvalu 21.5 2007
174 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 21.4 2006
=175 CameroonCameroon 21.3 2011
=175 HondurasHonduras 21.3 2005
=175 TogoTogo 21.3 1998
=178 EthiopiaEthiopia 21.2 2011
=178 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 21.2 2002
=180 ZambiaZambia 21.1 2007
=180 CubaCuba 21.1 2002
=182 TanzaniaTanzania 21 2010
=182 NicaraguaNicaragua 21 2007
=182 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 21 2007
=182 BelizeBelize 21 2000
=186 KiribatiKiribati 20.9 2009
=186 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 20.9 2007
=188 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 20.8 2007
=188 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 20.8 2007
190 South SudanSouth Sudan 20.7 2008
=191 ZimbabweZimbabwe 20.6 2010
=191 EritreaEritrea 20.6 2002
=191 UzbekistanUzbekistan 20.6 1996
=194 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 20.5 2008
=194 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 20.5 2008
=194 BeninBenin 20.5 2006
=197 NauruNauru 20.2 2007
=197 IndiaIndia 20.2 2006
199 UgandaUganda 20 2011
200 NepalNepal 19.9 2011
=201 MalawiMalawi 19.6 2010
=201 GambiaGambia 19.6 1993
203 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 19.5 2010
=204 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 19.4 1994
=204 AngolaAngola 19.4 1970
206 GuineaGuinea 19.3 2005
207 MadagascarMadagascar 19 2008
208 MozambiqueMozambique 18.9 2007
209 BangladeshBangladesh 18.6 2011
210 ChadChad 18.3 2004
211 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 18 1970
212 MaliMali 17.8 2006
213 NigerNiger 17.6 2006

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