Age at first marriage, male in Australia
Australia: Age at first marriage, male was 31.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Australia, 1971–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 31.2 for age at first marriage, male in 2016.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Australia peaked at 31.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.4, in 1971.
Australia ranks 38th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.2 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 29.41 | 28.4 | 30.7 | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.3 | 31 | 31.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.3 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 159,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 151,529 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 159,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 150,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 158,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Australia?
- Age at first marriage, male in Australia was 31.2 in 2016, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4 in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data, published as part of Age at first marriage, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, male shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those males 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.