This statistic contains data on the estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the United States from 1997 to 2017, by sex. In 2017, the median age for the first wedding among women stood at 28.1 years.
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Median age of U.S. Americans at their first wedding 1997-2017, by sex
Estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the United States from 1997 to 2017, by sex
This statistic contains data on the estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the United States from 1997 to 2017, by sex. In 2017, the median age for the first wedding among women stood at 28.1 years.
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| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.8 | 25 |
| 1998 | 26.7 | 25 |
| 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 |
| 2004 | 27.4 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 25.3 |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 25.5 |
| 2007 | 27.5 | 25.6 |
| 2008 | 27.6 | 25.9 |
| 2009 | 28.1 | 25.9 |
| 2010 | 28.2 | 26.1 |
| 2011 | 28.4 | 26.4 |
| 2012 | 28.6 | 26.6 |
| 2013 | 29 | 26.6 |
| 2014 | 29.3 | 27 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 27.1 |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 27.9 |
| 2017 | 29.9 | 28.1 |
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 26.8 | 25 |
| 1998 | 26.7 | 25 |
| 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 |
| 2004 | 27.4 | 25.3 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 25.3 |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 25.5 |
| 2007 | 27.5 | 25.6 |
| 2008 | 27.6 | 25.9 |
| 2009 | 28.1 | 25.9 |
| 2010 | 28.2 | 26.1 |
| 2011 | 28.4 | 26.4 |
| 2012 | 28.6 | 26.6 |
| 2013 | 29 | 26.6 |
| 2014 | 29.3 | 27 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 27.1 |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 27.9 |
| 2017 | 29.9 | 28.1 |
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This statistic contains data on the estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the United States from 1997 to 2017, by sex. In 2017, the median age for the first wedding among women stood at 28.1 years.
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