Men: 25.9, Women: 21.9
years (median age at first marriage)
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Census Historical Table MS-2: Median Age at First Marriage
U.S. Census Bureau · 2023
Population measured
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population (CPS/decennial census)
Source notes & limitations
Table MS-2: Median age at first marriage by sex, 1890 to present. Decennial census data 1890-2000; CPS data for intervening years and 2010+. File: ms2-median-age-first-marriage.xls. The median age at first marriage declined from ~26 (men) / ~22 (women) in 1890 to a mid-century low of ~22.5 / 20.3 in 1956, then rose steadily to ~30+ / ~28+ by 2023.
Where this source appears
13 records across 13 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
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US · 1900s
US · 1910s
Men: 25.1, Women: 21.6
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1920s
Men: 24.6, Women: 21.2
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1930s
Men: 24.3, Women: 21.3
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1940s
Men: 24.3, Women: 21.5
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1950s
Men: 22.8, Women: 20.3
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1960s
Men: 22.8, Women: 20.3
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1970s
Men: 23.2, Women: 20.8
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1980s
Men: 24.7, Women: 22.0
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 1990s
Men: 26.1, Women: 23.9
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 2000s
Men: 26.8, Women: 25.1
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 2010s
Men: 28.2, Women: 26.1
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source auditUS · 2020s
Men: 30.2, Women: 28.4
years (median age at first marriage)
No current source audit