Japan vs New Zealand: Average age of women at marriage
Japan
29.4 years
in 2020
New Zealand
29.6 years
in 2021
Japan rank
27th
New Zealand rank
25th
Average age of women at marriage over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 29.6 years against 29.4 years in Japan, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 41 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.96 years | 28 years | 0.0444 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.29 years | 28.78 years | 0.51 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 29.4 years | 29.5 years | 0.1 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of women at marriage, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 29.6 years against 29.4 years in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in average age of women at marriage between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.2 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for average age of women at marriage?
- Japan ranks 27th 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.