Title: The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage - WorldAtlas
Headings: The Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage
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: Women in these countries marry at the age of about 30 years while men marry a bit later. Sweden has the highest average age at first marriage (34.6) with women marrying at 33.3 years and men at 35 years followed by Nordic countries (Iceland, Denmark, and Norway) and Spain. In most of the Nordic countries, about 30% of the women and fewer than 20% of the women aged between 25 and 29 are married. Factors Influencing Age At First Marriage
From the data, most of the wealthiest countries in Europe appear to have a higher average age at first marriage than their less developed counterparts. Most men and women postpone marriage in countries where they enjoy the higher social status, better education system, and employment. 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.