Age at first marriage, male in China
China: Age at first marriage, male was 27.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in China, 1990–2016
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
In 2016, age at first marriage, male in China stood at 27.1. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in China peaked at 27.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 1990.
That places China 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.35 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.68 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in China?
- Age at first marriage, male in China was 27.1 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 1990.
- How does China rank for age at first marriage, male?
- China ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2016.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.