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Which country has the highest marriage age?

Sweden ranks #1 for marriage age at 35.2 years, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.

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Marriage Age by country

Average age at first marriage (years)

RankCountryMarriage Age
#1Sweden35.2 years
#2Iceland34.8 years
#3Ireland34.8 years
#4Spain34.8 years
#5Italy34.2 years
#6Denmark33.8 years
#7France33.8 years
#8Norway33.8 years
#9South Korea33.4 years
#10Finland33.2 years
#11Andorra32.8 years
#12Germany32.8 years
#13Jamaica32.8 years
#14Luxembourg32.8 years
#15Netherlands32.8 years
#16Portugal32.8 years
#17Slovenia32.8 years
#18Switzerland32.8 years
#19United Kingdom32.8 years
#20Austria32.4 years
#21Greece32.4 years
#22Taiwan32.4 years
#23Belgium32.2 years
#24Estonia31.8 years
#25South Africa31.8 years
#26Czechia31.4 years
#27Japan31.4 years
#28Canada31.2 years
#29Australia30.8 years
#30Cyprus30.8 years
#31Hungary30.8 years
#32Latvia30.8 years
#33New Zealand30.8 years
#34Singapore30.8 years
#35Serbia30.4 years
#36Slovakia30.4 years
#37Croatia30.2 years
#38Lithuania30.2 years
#39Chile29.8 years
#40Montenegro29.8 years
#41Poland29.8 years
#42Tunisia29.8 years
#43United States29.8 years
#44Algeria29.4 years
#45Bosnia and Herzegovina28.8 years
#46Lebanon28.8 years
#47Libya28.8 years
#48Namibia28.8 years
#49Qatar28.8 years
#50Romania28.8 years
#51Trinidad and Tobago28.8 years
#52Uruguay28.8 years
#53Botswana28.4 years
#54Bulgaria28.4 years
#55Argentina27.8 years
#56Brunei27.8 years
#57Costa Rica27.8 years
#58Georgia27.8 years
#59Israel27.8 years
#60Kuwait27.8 years
#61Malaysia27.8 years
#62Mauritius27.8 years
#63United Arab Emirates27.8 years
#64Brazil27.2 years
#65Russia27.2 years
#66Albania26.8 years
#67Belarus26.8 years
#68Colombia26.8 years
#69Eswatini26.8 years
#70Jordan26.8 years
#71North Korea26.8 years
#72Moldova26.8 years
#73Morocco26.8 years
#74Oman26.8 years
#75Panama26.8 years
#76Peru26.8 years
#77Philippines26.8 years
#78Sri Lanka26.8 years
#79Suriname26.8 years
#80Thailand26.8 years
#81Ukraine26.8 years
#82China26.4 years
#83Mongolia26.4 years
#84Armenia26.2 years
#85Bahrain26.2 years
#86Mexico26.2 years
#87Gabon25.8 years
#88Kazakhstan25.8 years
#89Rwanda25.8 years
#90Saudi Arabia25.8 years
#91Turkey25.8 years
#92Venezuela25.8 years
#93Vietnam25.8 years
#94Ecuador25.4 years
#95Azerbaijan24.8 years
#96Bhutan24.8 years
#97Djibouti24.8 years
#98Dominican Republic24.8 years
#99El Salvador24.8 years
#100Ghana24.8 years
#101Guyana24.8 years
#102Iran24.8 years
#103Kenya24.8 years
#104Myanmar24.8 years
#105Paraguay24.8 years
#106Syria24.8 years
#107Haiti24.4 years
#108Bolivia24.2 years
#109Cambodia23.8 years
#110Cuba23.8 years
#111Egypt23.8 years
#112Iraq23.8 years
#113Kyrgyzstan23.8 years
#114Lesotho23.8 years
#115Pakistan23.8 years
#116Papua New Guinea23.8 years
#117Senegal23.8 years
#118Turkmenistan23.8 years
#119Zimbabwe23.8 years
#120Congo23.4 years
#121Indonesia23.4 years
#122Cote d'Ivoire23.2 years
#123Burundi22.8 years
#124Equatorial Guinea22.8 years
#125Guatemala22.8 years
#126Honduras22.8 years
#127India22.8 years
#128Mauritania22.8 years
#129Nicaragua22.8 years
#130Nigeria22.8 years
#131Sierra Leone22.8 years
#132Tajikistan22.8 years
#133Tanzania22.8 years
#134Timor-Leste22.8 years
#135Togo22.8 years
#136Uzbekistan22.8 years
#137Zambia22.8 years
#138Eritrea22.4 years
#139Laos22.4 years
#140DR Congo21.8 years
#141Gambia21.8 years
#142Liberia21.8 years
#143Nepal21.8 years
#144Somalia21.8 years
#145Sudan21.8 years
#146Uganda21.8 years
#147Yemen21.8 years
#148Cameroon21.4 years
#149Angola21.2 years
#150Afghanistan20.8 years
#151Ethiopia20.8 years
#152Guinea20.8 years
#153Madagascar20.8 years
#154Benin20.2 years
#155Guinea-Bissau20.2 years
#156Burkina Faso19.8 years
#157Malawi19.8 years
#158Mozambique19.8 years
#159South Sudan19.8 years
#160Bangladesh18.8 years
#161Central African Republic18.8 years
#162Mali18.8 years
#163Chad17.8 years
#164Niger17.2 years

FAQ

Which country has the highest marriage age?
Sweden ranks #1 for marriage age at 35.2 years, among 164 countries on The World Truth Map.
How is marriage age measured?
Average age at first marriage (years)
How many countries have data for marriage age?
164 of 164 countries on this map have a value for marriage age.

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