Age at first marriage

Age at first marriage varies significantly across countries. In general the higher is per capita income, the older are people who get married at first time. In developed European Countries like Germany, France, Italy, Sweeden, Norway and Finland the age at first marriage exceeds 30 years. On the other hand in low income African countries the age at first marriage is between 17-20 years for females and 23-25 years for males.

各国初婚年龄存在显著差异。总体而言，人均收入越高，人群的初婚年龄越大。在德国、法国、意大利、瑞典、挪威与芬兰等欧洲发达国家，国民初婚年龄均超过30岁。与之形成对比的是，低收入非洲国家的女性初婚年龄介于17至20岁之间，男性则为23至25岁。