Age at first marriage, female in United States
United States: Age at first marriage, female was 27.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in United States, 1970–2010
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
In 2010, age at first marriage, female in United States stood at 27.5. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in United States peaked at 27.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 1970.
United States ranks 45th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More gender data for United States
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.81 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.90 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in United States?
- Age at first marriage, female in United States was 27.5 in 2010, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 1970.
- How does United States rank for age at first marriage, female?
- United States ranks 45th out of 166 countries with data for 2010.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.