Age at first marriage, male in Japan
Japan: Age at first marriage, male was 30.5 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, male in Japan, 1970–2015
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, male in Japan is 30.5, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, male in Japan peaked at 31.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 1970.
Japan ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.55 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.15 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.5 | 30.3 | 30.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.95 | 30.8 | 31.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.85 | 30.5 | 31.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More gender data for Japan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 396,805 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 393,277 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 412,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 405,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, male in Japan?
- Age at first marriage, male in Japan was 30.5 in 2015, 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, male recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for age at first marriage, male?
- Japan ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2015.
- Is age at first marriage, male rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.