Which country has the highest Age at First Marriage (Total)?

Spain has the highest Age at First Marriage (Total), at 39.8, followed by Chile (38.6) and Netherlands (38.4).

Which country has the lowest Age at First Marriage (Total)?

Liberia has the lowest Age at First Marriage (Total), at 21.0.

What is the median Age at First Marriage (Total) across countries?

The median is 27.6 across the 192 countries with data.

Where does this age at first marriage by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by age at first marriage - Wiki; Mean age at first marriage - The World Bank.

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Age at First Marriage by Country

Name: Age at First Marriage by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Spain has the highest Age at First Marriage (Total) (39.8), followed by Chile (38.6) and Netherlands (38.4). Liberia has the lowest (21.0).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

27.6

Middle half 24.0 – 31.0

Average

28.0

192 countries

Highest

39.8

Spain

Lowest

21.0

Liberia

Data

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192 countries · # = rank by Age at First Marriage (Total)

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1	Spain	39.8	40.8	38.8
2	Chile	38.6	39.4	37.8
3	Netherlands	38.4	39.2	37.6
4	Argentina	37.8	38.8	36.8
5	Norway	37.6	38.4	36.8
6	Brazil	36.8	38.0	35.6
7	Ireland	36.4	37.8	35.0
8	Uruguay	36.0	37.2	34.8
9	Saint Lucia	35.5	36.1	34.9
10	Sweden	35.1	36.3	33.9
11	Germany	35.0	35.6	34.4
12	Denmark	34.8	36.2	33.4
13	Jamaica	34.6	35.4	33.8
14	Italy	34.4	35.2	33.6
14	Mauritius	34.4	36.4	32.4
16	Finland	34.2	35.2	33.2
17	Barbados	34.1	35.3	32.9
18	Iceland	33.7	34.6	32.7
19	France	33.6	34.4	32.8
19	Cape Verde	33.6	35.2	32.0
19	Grenada	33.6	35.2	32.0
22	Portugal	33.2	33.9	32.4
22	Seychelles	33.2	35.3	31.1
24	Luxembourg	33.1	34.3	31.8
25	South Africa	33.0	35.0	31.0
26	South Korea	32.7	33.9	31.6
27	Liechtenstein	32.6	33.9	31.2
28	Costa Rica	32.5	34.0	31.0
29	Lebanon	32.4	34.4	30.4
30	San Marino	32.1	33.5	30.7
31	Mexico	32.0	33.4	30.6
31	Algeria	32.0	33.2	30.8
31	Australia	32.0	33.2	30.8
31	Austria	32.0	33.2	30.8
35	Monaco	31.9	33.4	30.4
36	Slovenia	31.8	32.8	30.7
37	Taiwan	31.7	32.6	30.7
37	Latvia	31.7	32.7	30.6
37	Saint Kitts and Nevis	31.7	32.1	31.3
40	Switzerland	31.6	32.8	30.4
41	Greece	31.5	32.9	30.1
41	Hungary	31.5	32.8	30.1
43	United States	31.4	32.0	30.8
43	Hong Kong	31.4	32.2	30.6
43	Bahrain	31.4	33.6	29.2
43	Estonia	31.4	32.3	30.4
47	Belgium	31.2	32.3	30.0
48	Suriname	31.1	32.8	29.3
49	Czechia	31.0	32.2	29.8
49	Libya	31.0	32.0	30.0
49	New Zealand	31.0	31.6	30.4
52	Poland	30.8	32.2	29.4
52	Palau	30.8	31.9	29.6
54	Slovakia	30.7	31.9	29.4
54	Georgia	30.7	31.9	29.4
56	Canada	30.6	30.8	30.4
56	Tunisia	30.6	32.9	28.2
56	Bulgaria	30.6	32.0	29.1
59	Oman	30.5	32.1	28.9
59	Namibia	30.5	31.7	29.2
59	Trinidad and Tobago	30.5	31.8	29.2
62	Japan	30.4	31.1	29.7
62	Israel	30.4	31.6	29.2
62	Qatar	30.4	31.3	29.4
65	Ukraine	30.2	31.2	29.2
65	Malaysia	30.2	31.0	29.4
65	Croatia	30.2	31.5	28.9
65	Cyprus	30.2	30.7	29.6
69	United Kingdom	30.0	31.0	29.0
69	Romania	30.0	31.6	28.3
69	Serbia	30.0	31.4	28.6
72	Singapore	29.8	30.1	29.5
73	Montenegro	29.6	31.1	28.0
74	Lithuania	29.5	30.7	28.3
74	Malta	29.5	30.5	28.5
74	Micronesia	29.5	30.5	28.5
77	Albania	29.4	30.9	27.8
77	Djibouti	29.4	31.3	27.4
77	Belize	29.4	30.1	28.6
80	Kuwait	29.3	29.9	28.7
81	Thailand	29.2	30.8	27.6
82	Syria	29.1	31.8	26.3
83	Jordan	29.0	31.3	26.6
84	Palestine	28.8	31.4	26.2
84	Bahamas	28.8	30.6	27.0
86	Botswana	28.7	30.9	26.4
87	India	28.6	30.0	27.2
88	Morocco	28.5	31.3	25.7
88	Eswatini	28.5	30.5	26.5
90	Samoa	28.4	30.7	26.1
91	North Macedonia	28.3	29.6	26.9
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.2	29.5	26.8
93	Egypt	28.0	31.0	25.0
93	Turkey	28.0	29.0	27.0
95	Russia	27.6	29.2	26.0
95	Kenya	27.6	29.6	25.6
95	Saudi Arabia	27.6	29.3	25.9
95	Senegal	27.6	31.4	23.8
99	Mongolia	27.5	29.0	26.0
99	Moldova	27.5	28.9	26.0
99	Fiji	27.5	29.3	25.7
102	North Korea	27.3	29.0	25.5
103	China	27.2	28.8	25.6
103	Vietnam	27.2	29.3	25.1
103	Belarus	27.2	28.3	26.1
106	Pakistan	27.0	28.4	25.6
106	Antigua and Barbuda	27.0	29.0	25.0
108	Philippines	26.8	28.2	25.4
108	Iraq	26.8	28.2	25.3
108	Haiti	26.8	28.7	24.9
108	Armenia	26.8	30.5	27.1
112	Ecuador	26.7	28.3	25.1
112	Gambia	26.7	30.7	22.7
114	Marshall Islands	26.4	27.1	25.6
115	Kazakhstan	26.3	27.6	25.0
116	Brunei	26.2	27.3	25.1
117	United Arab Emirates	26.1	26.8	25.3
117	Azerbaijan	26.1	28.1	24.0
119	Bangladesh	26.0	27.2	24.8
119	Iran	26.0	28.0	24.0
121	Tuvalu	25.8	28.2	23.3
122	Peru	25.5	27.5	23.5
123	Sudan	25.4	28.9	21.9
123	Bolivia	25.4	26.6	24.1
123	Kyrgyzstan	25.4	27.2	23.6
126	Sri Lanka	25.3	27.2	23.4
127	Mozambique	25.2	27.6	22.8
128	Angola	25.1	26.7	23.4
129	Togo	25.0	27.6	22.3
130	Eritrea	24.9	29.1	20.6
131	Paraguay	24.8	26.8	22.7
132	Uzbekistan	24.7	26.6	22.7
133	Ethiopia	24.6	26.8	22.3
133	Yemen	24.6	26.1	23.0
135	Colombia	24.5	26.2	22.7
135	Guinea-Bissau	24.5	28.1	20.9
135	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	24.5	27.8	21.2
138	Venezuela	24.4	25.8	22.9
139	Tonga	24.3	25.0	23.6
140	Madagascar	24.2	25.5	22.8
140	Tajikistan	24.2	26.2	22.1
142	Republic of the Congo	24.1	26.1	22.0
142	Bhutan	24.1	25.4	22.8
144	Afghanistan	24.0	25.6	22.4
144	South Sudan	24.0	27.6	20.4
144	Turkmenistan	24.0	24.6	23.3
144	El Salvador	24.0	25.5	22.5
148	Guatemala	23.9	25.0	22.7
148	Guinea	23.9	28.0	19.8
150	Ghana	23.7	25.7	21.7
151	DR Congo	23.6	26.2	21.0
151	Somalia	23.6	26.5	20.6
153	Panama	23.5	25.3	21.6
153	Gabon	23.5	25.5	21.4
153	Guyana	23.5	25.4	21.5
156	Cuba	23.4	25.4	21.3
157	Equatorial Guinea	23.3	26.1	20.5
158	Indonesia	23.2	25.4	21.0
158	Zambia	23.2	25.7	20.7
158	Papua New Guinea	23.2	25.0	21.4
158	Mauritania	23.2	27.1	19.2
158	Lesotho	23.2	25.5	20.9
163	Ivory Coast	23.1	26.7	19.5
163	Burkina Faso	23.1	26.3	19.9
163	Malawi	23.1	25.3	20.9
163	Benin	23.1	24.4	19.9
167	Burundi	23.0	24.6	21.3
167	Comoros	23.0	25.6	20.4
167	Solomon Islands	23.0	25.6	20.3
170	Myanmar	22.9	24.6	21.1
170	Maldives	22.9	24.1	21.6
172	Cameroon	22.8	26.0	19.6
172	Timor-Leste	22.8	25.0	20.6
174	Rwanda	22.7	24.7	20.6
174	Honduras	22.7	24.1	21.2
176	Mali	22.6	26.0	19.1
176	Vanuatu	22.6	24.4	20.8
178	Nicaragua	22.5	24.4	20.6
179	Nauru	22.4	23.2	21.6
180	Uganda	22.3	24.4	20.2
180	Zimbabwe	22.3	24.6	19.9
182	Chad	22.2	25.3	19.1
182	Cambodia	22.2	23.4	21.0
184	Nigeria	22.0	24.8	19.2
184	Central African Republic	22.0	23.7	20.3
186	Nepal	21.9	23.6	20.1
186	Laos	21.9	23.3	20.5
186	Kiribati	21.9	23.6	20.1
189	Sao Tome and Principe	21.6	24.1	19.1
190	Tanzania	21.4	23.8	19.0
191	Niger	21.0	22.8	19.2
191	Liberia	21.0	23.0	19.0

What correlates with Age at First Marriage (Total)?

Pearson r against 1,407 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

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Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)Average Age of Having First Child by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 118
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% w/ Safe WaterAccess to Clean Water by Country
r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 118
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LP Living ConditionsLegatum Prosperity IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 165
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Advanced EducationSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 166
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% of Population with Access to Safely Managed WaterCountries Without Clean Water
r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 121
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Social Progress IndexSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 166
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Places that have a higher Age at First Marriage (Total) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Fertility Rate - Age 20-24Total Fertility Rate
r = −0.74 · very strong · n = 192
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% of Pop. Living on Less Than $10 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 158
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Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 156
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 157
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% ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 185
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Failed States IndexFailed States
r = −0.70 · very strong · n = 176
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Age at First Marriage (Total)?: Spain has the highest Age at First Marriage (Total), at 39.8, followed by Chile (38.6) and Netherlands (38.4).
Which country has the lowest Age at First Marriage (Total)?: Liberia has the lowest Age at First Marriage (Total), at 21.0.
What is the median Age at First Marriage (Total) across countries?: The median is 27.6 across the 192 countries with data.
Where does this age at first marriage by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of countries by age at first marriage - Wiki; Mean age at first marriage - The World Bank.

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