In 2022, the average age of Italian women at first marriage was 33.6 years. From a regional perspective, the highest average age was recorded in Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia, where the average age of the bride reached around 35 years. Emilia-Romagna was also the region with the oldest grooms in the country. A male inhabitant of the region could get married at the average age of almost 40 years. On the contrary, women from the southern regions got married earlier, at 32.3 years.
Every year less marriages
Over the last decade, the marriage rate in Italy has steadily decreased. In 2006, there were about 4.2 marriages celebrated per 1,000 inhabitants, more than one wedding more in comparison with the figures from 2023.
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