Title: The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage - WorldAtlas
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The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage
Average Age At First Marriage: Trends in Europe
Factors Influencing Age At First Marriage
Effects Of The Average Age At First Marriage
The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage

Content: Most of the young men and women in Nordic countries and other developed countries postpone marriage in pursuit of education and career in their youthful age and only marry at the later years of their lives. Many women across Europe prefer to live independently before they can commit to a marriage further delaying the age at first marriage. Cohabiting for a long duration is also a contributing factor to delayed marriages where couples feel no need of committing to marriage as long as they are comfortable together. On the other hand religion and the society play an important role in the early marriage in some of the countries in Europe. In these countries, delayed marriage may be considered a curse while peer pressure is also a contributing factor to early marriages. Effects Of The Average Age At First Marriage
Countries with higher mean age at first marriage are characterized by small families of an average of 2 children. On the other hand, people who marry early will likely have large families of an average of four children. Late marriages in Europe are likely to cause a generational gap in future if the trend continues as is the case currently. The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage
Rank
Country
Men
Women
Average
1
Sweden
35.8
33.3
34.6
2
Iceland
34.6
32.7
33.7
3
Spain
34.5
32.3
33.4
4
Denmark
34.4
31.9
33.2
5
Norway
34.4
31.6
33
6
Italy
34.2
31.3
32.8
7
Ireland
33.2
31.6
32.4
8
Germany
33.4
30.9
32.2
9
Luxembourg
33
30.9
32
10
France
33
30.8
31.9
11
Finland
32.9
30.6
31.8
12
Netherlands
33
30.4
31.7
13
United Kingdom
33.1
30
31.6
14
Greece
33
29.9
31.5
15
Switzerland
32.5
30.1
31.3
16
Austria
32.2
29.8
31
17
Slovenia
32.2
29.7
31
18
Belgium
32
29.6
30.8
19
Hungary
32.1
29.3
30.7
20
Montenegro
32.7
28.6
30.7
21
Portugal
31.5
29.8
30.7
22
Malta
31.6
29.2
30.4
23
Estonia
31.6
29
30.3
24
Czech Republic
31.4
28.7
30
25
Cyprus
30.9
29
30
26
Serbia
31
28.1
29.6
27
Slovakia
30.8
28.1
29.5
28
Croatia
30.6
28.1
29.4
29
Latvia
30.6
28.2
29.4
30
Bulgaria
30.3
26.9
28.6
31
Georgia
30.1
26.9
28.5
32
Lithuania
29.7
27.3
28.5
33
Romania
30.2
26.7
28.5
34
Bosnia and Herzegovina
29.6
26.4
28
35
Poland
29.1
26.7
27.9
36
Albania
30.5
24.9
27.5
37
Armenia
29.1
25.8
27.5
38
Macedonia
28.6
25.8
27.2
39
Russia
27.4
24.9
26.2
40
Belarus
27.1
25
26
41
Ukraine
27
25
26
42
Turkey
27.4
24.3
25.9
43
Azerbaijan
27.7
23.7
25.7
44
Moldova
26
24
25
John Misachi April 25 2017 in Society
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The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage