Australia vs New Zealand: Average age of women at marriage
Australia
29.2 years
in 2020
New Zealand
29.6 years
in 2021
Australia rank
28th
New Zealand rank
25th
Average age of women at marriage over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 29.6 years against 29.2 years in Australia, a difference of 0.4 years.
Across all 20 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 41 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.44 years | 28 years | 0.5556 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 28.52 years | 28.78 years | 0.26 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 29.2 years | 29.5 years | 0.3 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of women at marriage, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 29.6 years against 29.2 years in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in average age of women at marriage between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.4 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for average age of women at marriage?
- Australia ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average age of women at marriage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average age of women who got married for the first time that year.