The average age at which people in England and Wales get married has been getting later since the 1970s, with the average age of men marrying women rising from 27.4 in 1972 to 38.4 by 2019, with the average age for women marrying men increasing from 24.7 to 36.1 in the same time period. Since 2014, and the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales, the average age for men marrying men has fluctuated between 39.5 and 40.8, while the average age for females marrying females has fluctuated between 36.4 and 37.4.
Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 19, 2022). Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by gender." Chart. May 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Mean Average Age at Marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/ (last visited July 01, 2022)