the age line
How old are most people when they get married?
The average age at marriage has been going up for more than 100 years. These Census Bureau numbers are the stretch from 1993 to 2010.
Men went from 26.5 to 28.2. Women went from 24.5 to 26.1.
census bureau
1993 to 2010
The count skips 2004.
Average age at marriage in the United States, by year
| Year |
Men |
Women |
| 1993 |
26.5 |
24.5 |
| 1994 |
26.7 |
24.5 |
| 1995 |
26.9 |
24.5 |
| 1996 |
27.1 |
24.8 |
| 1997 |
26.8 |
25.0 |
| 1998 |
26.7 |
25.0 |
| 1999 |
26.9 |
25.1 |
| 2000 |
26.8 |
25.1 |
| 2001 |
26.9 |
25.1 |
| 2002 |
26.9 |
25.3 |
| 2003 |
27.1 |
25.3 |
| 2005 |
27.0 |
25.5 |
| 2006 |
27.5 |
25.9 |
| 2007 |
27.7 |
26.0 |
| 2008 |
27.6 |
25.9 |
| 2009 |
28.1 |
25.9 |
| 2010 |
28.2 |
26.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Four ages fit on a sheet. The categories page has the other lists.
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