The average age at which people in England and Wales get married has been getting older since the 1970s, with the average age of men marrying women rising from 27.4 in 1972 to 39.7 by 2019, with the average age for women marrying men increasing from 24.7 to 37.3 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 2020, by gender
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 11, 2023). Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, 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 2020, by gender." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. 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 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, 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 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Mean average age at marriage in England and Wales from 1851 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/557962/average-age-at-marriage-england-and-wales/