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3.26 Average age at marriage
Year All married Previously married1 Never married
Males Females Males Females Males Females
Observed Hypothetic2 Observed Hypothetic2
1851-1855 30.5 28.1 43.9 40.5 28.7 .. 27.1 ..
1856-1860 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1861-1865 31.0 28.7 43.8 40.4 29.2 .. 27.2 ..
1866-1870 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1871-1875 .. .. .. .. 28.7 .. 26.6 ..
1876-1880 .. .. .. .. 28.2 .. 26.3 ..
1881-1885 .. .. .. .. 28.3 .. 26.4 ..
1886-1890 30.4 27.1 45.7 40.1 28.3 .. 26.4 ..
1891-1895 30.5 27.1 46.2 39.9 28.2 .. 26.4 ..
1896-1900 29.6 26.5 45.5 39.7 27.8 .. 25.9 ..
1901-1905 29.5 26.5 45.1 39.6 27.7 .. 25.7 ..
1906-1910 29.8 26.3 45.9 38.8 27.9 .. 25.7 ..
1911-1915 29.4 26.2 45.0 38.5 27.8 .. 25.6 ..
1916-1920 29.0 25.9 43.7 37.9 27.6 .. 25.4 ..
1921-1925 29.4 26.1 43.3 37.1 28.1 .. 25.6 ..
1926-1930 29.9 26.4 43.8 37.8 28.7 29.6 26.0 26.6
1931-1935 30.2 26.7 44.1 37.8 29.1 29.8 26.3 26.7
1936-1940 30.3 26.8 44.9 38.6 29.3 29.2 26.4 26.0
1941-1945 30.2 26.9 44.2 37.9 29.2 29.1 26.4 25.9
1946-1950 30.4 27.0 43.9 37.3 29.3 28.3 26.4 24.8
1951-1955 29.7 26.3 44.7 38.3 28.5 27.3 25.5 23.6
1956-1960 29.0 25.5 44.7 38.7 27.7 26.4 24.5 23.0
1961-1965 27.8 24.5 43.7 38.3 26.4 26.0 23.4 23.2
1966-1970 26.5 23.7 41.9 37.3 25.3 25.4 22.8 22.8
1971-1975 26.5 23.8 40.2 36.2 25.2 25.6 22.8 23.0
1976-1980 27.5 24.7 39.0 35.6 25.9 26.8 23.3 24.4
1981-1985 28.8 25.9 40.2 36.6 26.8 28.2 24.2 25.8
1986-1990 30.4 27.4 41.6 37.5 28.1 29.7 25.5 27.3
1991-1995 32.1 29.0 43.3 39.2 29.5 31.0 26.9 28.7
1996-2000 34.2 31.1 45.4 41.5 31.1 31.9 28.6 29.5
2001-2005 35.9 32.5 47.0 43.1 32.6 32.6 29.8 30.3
1  Divorced and widowed.
2  Average age at marriage to be found for a cohort living through the age-specific marriage rates in the (reference) period. The average age observed is an average of those actually marrying in the period, thus being influenced by cohort size variations.
Source: Population Statistics.

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