Americans are waiting longer and longer to get married according to U.S. Census data released this month. Today, the median ages when people get married are:
- Men: 28.1
- Women: 25.9
That’s the highest it’s ever been since the government began tracking marriage ages back in 1890. What were the median ages back then?
- Men: 26.1
- Women: 22
But if you think we’re waiting a long time to get married, just look at other countries. Noel Brinkerhoff over at AllGov, which provides news about more than 300 branches of government, points out some international marriage data:
People in other industrialized nations also are waiting longer to tie the knot: Brazil (28 for men, 26 for women); Canada (34.3 for men, 31.7 for women); France (31.2 for men, 29.1 for women); Germany (32.6 for men, 29.6 for women); Japan (30 for men, 27.3 for women); Russia (29 for men, 27.5 for women); and United Kingdom (30.7 for men, 28.5 for women).
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