List of countries by age at 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.

Men and women living in Spain are the oldest at first marriage, followed by Japan, Chile, the Netherlands, South Korea, Argentina, Norway, Taiwan, Brazil and Hong Kong.

In the United States, the mean age at first marriage is about 32 for men and about 30.8 for women, putting the average age at first marriage at about 31.4 for both genders.

However, in India, it is even lower, at about 30 for men and about 27.2 for women, putting the average age at first marriage at about 28.6 for both genders.

[citation needed] [16] Note: the reported age for these countries is the median, not the mean (average).