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 |
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32.4 | 28.2 | 30.3 | 4.2 | 1.15 | 2012 | [2] |
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24.7 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 3.3 | 1.15 | 2001 | [3] |
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23.8 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 5.1 | 1.27 | 2006 | [3] |
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30.9 | 26.4 | 28.7 | 4.5 | 1.17 | 2001 | [2] |
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24.3 | 17.9 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 1.36 | 2010 | [3] |
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23.6 | 20.3 | 22 | 3.3 | 1.16 | 2010 | [3] |
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26.2 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 4.7 | 1.22 | 2010 | [3] |
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25.8 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 6.8 | 1.36 | 2011 | [3] |
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21.7 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 4.4 | 1.25 | 2010 | [2] |
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24.7 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 5.9 | 1.31 | 2004 | [2] |
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25.6 | 20.4 | 23 | 5.2 | 1.25 | 1996 | [3] |
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25.1 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 2009 | [3] |
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26.7 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 7.2 | 1.37 | 2005 | [3] |
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24.2 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 5.2 | 1.27 | 2007 | [3] |
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30.8 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 3.9 | 1.14 | 2002 | [2] |
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31.0 | 25.0 | 28 | 6 | 1.24 | 2019 | [4] |
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26.1 | 20.5 | 23.3 | 5.6 | 1.27 | 2011 | [2] |
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29.1 | 20.6 | 24.9 | 8.5 | 1.41 | 2002 | [2] |
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30.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 4 | 1.15 | 2007 | [2] |
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25.8 | 21.3 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 1.21 | 2016 | [2] |
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24.7 | 20.4 | 22.6 | 4.3 | 1.21 | 2000 | [3] |
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29.7 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 8.2 | 1.38 | 2013 | [2] |
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25.7 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 4 | 1.18 | 2008 | [3] |
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28.0 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 8.2 | 1.41 | 2014 | [2] |
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28.1 | 20.9 | 24.5 | 7.2 | 1.34 | 2000 | [2] |
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24.8 | 20.2 | 22.5 | 4.6 | 1.23 | 2008-2009 | [3] |
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25.5 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 4.6 | 1.22 | 2009 | [3] |
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23.4 | 18.9 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 1.24 | 2007 | [3] |
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32.0 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1995 | [5] |
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22.3 | 18.4 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 1.21 | 2008 | [3] |
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22.3 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 4.4 | 1.25 | 2010 | [3] |
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25.8 | 18.8 | 22.3 | 7 | 1.37 | 2018 | [2] |
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27.1 | 19.0 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.43 | 2000-2001 | [3] |
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29.8 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 4.4 | 1.17 | 2000 | [3] |
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31.3 | 25.7 | 28.5 | 5.6 | 1.22 | 2019 | [6] |
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23.4 | 18.7 | 21.1 | 4.7 | 1.25 | 2017 | [2] |
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31.7 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 1.09 | 2006-2007 | [3] |
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24.0 | 17.2 | 20.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 2015 | [2] |
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28.6 | 21.2 | 24.9 | 7.4 | 1.35 | 2013 | [2] |
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24.7 | 20.6 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 2010 | [3] |
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23.8 | 18.8 | 21.3 | 5 | 1.27 | 2008-2009 | [3] |
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30.6 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 8.4 | 1.38 | 2017 | [2] |
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27.3 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 2.1 | 1.08 | 2002 | [2] |
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27.9 | 23.1 | 25.5 | 4.8 | 1.21 | 2017 | [2] |
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26.5 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 5.9 | 1.29 | 1982 | [2] |
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37.0 | 33.0 | 35 | 4 | 1.12 | 2019 | [7] |
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25.6 | 18.4 | 22 | 7.2 | 1.39 | 2010 | |
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28.9 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 6.9 | 1.31 | 2010 | |
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23.8 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 1.26 | 2010 | [3] |
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27.6 | 22.3 | 25 | 5.3 | 1.24 | 2014 | [2] |
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32.6 | 28.7 | 30.7 | 3.9 | 1.14 | 2004 | [2] |
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22.4 | 18.2 | 20.3 | 4.2 | 1.23 | 2011 | [3] |
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23.7 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 5 | 1.27 | 2007 | [3] |
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24.6 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 4.7 | 1.24 | 2010-2011 | [3] |
Country | Men | Women | Average | Age Gap | Age Ratio | Year | Source |
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29.0 | 25.0 | 27 | 4 | 1.16 | 2001 | [2] |
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34.1 | 33.2 | 33.7 | 0.9 | 1.03 | 2015 | [8] |
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30.6 | 27.0 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 1.13 | 2010 | [2] |
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34.3 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 2.5 | 1.08 | 1990 | [2] |
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30.1 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 1.5 | 1.05 | 2010 | [2] |
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26.6 | 24.1 | 25.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2012 | [2] |
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33.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 2014 | [9] |
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31.0 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 1.4 | 1.05 | 2008 | [10] |
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35.3 | 32.6 | 34 | 2.7 | 1.08 | 2013 | [11] |
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26.8 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 4.1 | 1.18 | 2015 | [2] |
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28.8 | 25.7 | 27.3 | 3.1 | 1.12 | 2014 | [2] |
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25.4 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 4.1 | 1.19 | 2012 | [2] |
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25.0 | 21.8 | 23.4 | 3.2 | 1.15 | 2010 | [2] |
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25.5 | 22.5 | 24 | 3 | 1.13 | 2007 | [2] |
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34.4 | 31.0 | 32.7 | 3.4 | 1.11 | 1991 | [2] |
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23.6 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 1.11 | 1994 | [2] |
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25.4 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 3.9 | 1.18 | 2009 | [2] |
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28.44 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 4.74 | 1.2 | 2012 | [2] |
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24.1 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 1.14 | 2012 | [2] |
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34.8 | 33.2 | 34 | 1.6 | 1.05 | 2021 | [2] |
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33.4 | 30.5 | 32 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2021 | [12] |
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24.4 | 20.6 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 1.18 | 2005 | [2] |
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25.3 | 21.6 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 1.17 | 2010 | [2] |
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26.8 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 4.1 | 1.18 | 2002 | [2] |
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27.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 4 | 1.17 | 2012 | [2] |
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32.1 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 0.8 | 1.03 | 1980 | [2] |
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35.1 | 33.7 | 34.4 | 1.4 | 1.04 | 1991 | [2] |
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27.8 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 6.6 | 1.31 | 2002 | [2] |
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32.8 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 3.5 | 1.12 | 2012 | [2] |
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31.8 | 29.2 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 1.09 | 2011 | [2] |
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30.5 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 1.9 | 1.07 | 2021 | [13] |
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26.5 | 24.0 | 25.3 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2011 | [2] |
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26.0 | 22.7 | 24.4 | 3.3 | 1.15 | 2001 | [2] |
Country | Men | Women | Average | Age Gap | Age Ratio | Year | Source |
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24.7 | 15.5 | 20.1 | 9.2 | 1.59 | 2015 | [2] |
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30.5 | 27.1 | 28.8 | 3.4 | 1.13 | 2019 | [14] |
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28.1 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 4.1 | 1.17 | 2019 | [14] |
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30.0 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 3.7 | 1.14 | 2001 | [2] |
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26.5 | 25.0 | 25.8 | 1.5 | 1.06 | 2019 | [3] |
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25.4 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 2.6 | 1.11 | 2007 | [2] |
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27.3 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 1.09 | 1991 | [2] |
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23.4 | 21.0 | 22.2 | 2.4 | 1.11 | 2010 | [3] |
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27.1 | 24.9 | 26 | 2.2 | 1.09 | 2017 | [15] |
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30.7 | 29.6 | 30.2 | 1.1 | 1.04 | 2019 | [14] |
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30.7 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 1.09 | 2019 | [14] |
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31.2 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 2.3 | 1.08 | 2011 | [16] |
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28.0 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 2.7 | 1.11 | 2020 | [17] |
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24.0 | 20.0 | 22 | 4 | 1.2 | 2017 | [2] |
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27.4 | 23.8 | 25.6 | 3.6 | 1.15 | 2015 | [18] |
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28.2 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 2.9 | 1.11 | 2004 | [2] |
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30.6 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 1.09 | 2018 | [14] |
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32.0 | 30.0 | 31 | 2 | 1.07 | 2020 | [19] |
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31.3 | 26.6 | 29 | 4.7 | 1.18 | 2019 | [20] |
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27.6 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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28.9 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 1.4 | 1.05 | 2005 | [2] |
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27.2 | 23.6 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 1.15 | 2019 | [14] |
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23.3 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 2.8 | 1.14 | 2012 | [2] |
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32.8 | 28.8 | 30.8 | 4 | 1.14 | 2006 | [21] |
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27.0 | 25.0 | 26 | 2 | 1.08 | 2010 | [22] |
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24.1 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 2.5 | 1.12 | 2009 | [3] |
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29.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 3 | 1.12 | 2019 | [23] |
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24.0 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 1.17 | 2007 | [3] |
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23.6 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 3.5 | 1.17 | 2016 | [2] |
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29.0 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 3.5 | 1.14 | 2008 | [2] |
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28.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 3.3 | 1.13 | 2003 | [2] |
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26.9 | 23.2 | 25.1 | 3.7 | 1.16 | 2017 | [2] |
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25.4 | 20.1 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 1.26 | 2010 | [3] |
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28.0 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 2.7 | 1.11 | 2011 | [24] |
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27.3 | 25.4 | 26.4 | 1.9 | 1.07 | 2010 | [2] |
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25.3 | 20.4 | 22.9 | 4.9 | 1.24 | 2018 | [25] |
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30.1 | 27.9 | 29 | 2.2 | 1.08 | 2014 | [26] |
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27.2 | 23.4 | 25.3 | 3.8 | 1.16 | 2012 | [2] |
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33.0 | 31.0 | 32 | 2 | 1.06 | 2022 | [27] |
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31.8 | 26.3 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 1.21 | 2016 | [28] |
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32.6 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 2.2 | 1.07 | 2019 | [29] |
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26.2 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 4.1 | 1.19 | 2019 | [14] |
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24.4 | 21.0 | 22.7 | 3.4 | 1.16 | 2010 | [3] |
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25.0 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 4.4 | 1.21 | 2009-2010 | [3] |
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27.9 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 2.9 | 1.12 | 2019 | [14] |
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24.6 | 23.3 | 24 | 1.3 | 1.06 | 2006 | [3] |
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26.8 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 1.06 | 2005 | [2] |
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26.6 | 22.7 | 24.7 | 3.9 | 1.17 | 2019 | [14] |
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26.2 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 3.4 | 1.15 | 2009 | [30] |
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26.1 | 23.0 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 1.13 | 2013 | [2] |
Country | Men | Women | Average | Age Gap | Age Ratio | Year | Source |
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30.9 | 27.8 | 29.4 | 3.1 | 1.11 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.0 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 2.2 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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28.3 | 26.1 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 1.08 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.3 | 30.0 | 31.2 | 2.3 | 1.08 | 2015 | [14] |
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29.5 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.0 | 29.1 | 30.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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31.5 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 1.09 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.2 | 29.8 | 31 | 2.4 | 1.08 | 2017 | [14] |
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35.0 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.3 | 30.4 | 31.4 | 1.9 | 1.06 | 2019 | [14] |
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34.2 | 32.1 | 33.2 | 2.1 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.7 | 32.0 | 32.9 | 1.7 | 1.05 | 2013 | [2] |
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34.5 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 2.4 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.9 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 1.09 | 2017 | [14] |
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32.8 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 2.7 | 1.09 | 2019 | [14] |
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34.6 | 32.7 | 33.7 | 1.9 | 1.06 | 2011 | [14] |
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36.8 | 34.8 | 35.8 | 2 | 1.06 | 2019 | [31] |
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33.7 | 31.5 | 32.6 | 2.2 | 1.07 | 2018 | [14] |
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32.7 | 30.6 | 31.7 | 2.1 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.9 | 31.2 | 32.6 | 2.7 | 1.09 | 2019 | [14] |
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30.7 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 1.08 | 2019 | [14] |
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34.3 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 2.5 | 1.08 | 2019 | [14] |
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30.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 2 | 1.07 | 2011 | [14] |
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28.9 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 2.9 | 1.11 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.4 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 2008 | [2] |
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31.1 | 28.0 | 29.6 | 3.1 | 1.11 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.0 | 30.9 | 32 | 2.1 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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29.6 | 26.9 | 28.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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36.7 | 34.1 | 35.4 | 2.6 | 1.08 | 2020 | [32] |
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28.9 | 27.0 | 28 | 1.9 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.9 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 1.5 | 1.05 | 2019 | [14] |
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31.6 | 28.3 | 30 | 3.3 | 1.12 | 2019 | [14] |
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28.1 | 25.5 | 26.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2013 | [14] |
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33.5 | 30.7 | 32.1 | 2.8 | 1.09 | 2014 | [2] |
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31.4 | 28.6 | 30 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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31.9 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 1.09 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.8 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 2.1 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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35.6 | 33.6 | 34.6 | 2 | 1.06 | 2019 | [14] |
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36.3 | 33.9 | 35.1 | 2.4 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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32.3 | 30.1 | 31.2 | 2.2 | 1.07 | 2019 | [14] |
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28.6 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2019 | [14] |
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33.6 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 1.9 | 1.06 | 2017 | [14] |
Note: the reported age for these countries is the median, not the mean (average). All countries in italics have their data in the mean and not the median.
Country | Men | Women | Median | Age Gap | Age Ratio | Year | Source |
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35.3 | 30.5 | 34.6 | 4.8 | 1.16 | 2019 | [33] |
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27.7 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 1.15 | 25.9 | [2] |
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23.6 | 20.1 | 21.9 | 3.5 | 1.17 | 2009 | [34] |
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25.7 | 24.2 | 25 | 1.5 | 1.06 | 2011 | [35] |
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27.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 2 | 1.08 | 2010 | [36] |
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22.8 | 21.2 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 1.08 | 2007 | [37] |
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30.6 | 29.4 | 30.0 | 1.2 | 1.04 | 2019 | [38] |
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28.9 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 2.3 | 1.09 | 2005 | [2] |
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25.0 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 3.6 | 1.17 | 2006 | [2] |
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28.7 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 4.6 | 1.19 | 2009 | [2] |
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25.6 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 5.3 | 1.26 | 2007 | [39] |
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25.0 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 1.4 | 1.06 | 2012 | [40] |
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27.2 | 22.1 | 24.7 | 5.1 | 1.23 | 2007 | [41] |
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24.4 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 3.6 | 1.17 | 2013 | [42] |