Which has higher average age of women at marriage, Bulgaria or United States of America?

United States of America, at 28.6 years against 28.1 years in Bulgaria as of 2021.

What is the difference in average age of women at marriage between Bulgaria and United States of America?

0.5 years, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?

19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

OECD (2025) – 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.

Bulgaria vs United States of America: Average age of women at marriage

Bulgaria

28.1 years

in 2020

United States of America

28.6 years

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

35th

United States of America rank

33rd

Average age of women at marriage over time

Bulgaria
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 28.6 years against 28.1 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 41 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.42 years	25.47 years	0.0444 years	United States of America
2010s	27.06 years	27.09 years	0.0333 years	United States of America
2020s	28.1 years	28.1 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of women at marriage, Bulgaria or United States of America?: United States of America, at 28.6 years against 28.1 years in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in average age of women at marriage between Bulgaria and United States of America?: 0.5 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for average age of women at marriage?: Bulgaria ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: OECD (2025) – 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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Indicator: Average age of women at marriage
Unit: years
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 693 data points, 2001–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average age of women who got married for the first time that year.