Canada vs United States of America: Average age of women at marriage
Canada
28.9 years
in 2017
United States of America
28.6 years
in 2021
Canada rank
30th
United States of America rank
33rd
Average age of women at marriage over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 28.9 years against 28.6 years in United States of America, a difference of 0.3 years.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 41 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.49 years | 25.41 years | 3.07 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 28.8 years | 27.4 years | 1.4 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of women at marriage, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 28.9 years against 28.6 years in United States of America as of 2017.
- What is the difference in average age of women at marriage between Canada and United States of America?
- 0.3 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for average age of women at marriage?
- Canada ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 33rd 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.