In 2023, the median age of females at their first marriage in New Zealand was 31.8 years, significantly older than the average age of marriage in 1980. The median age of people getting married in the country has continued to increase over the past few decades, reflecting the changing societal attitudes across different generations in the country.
Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023
Characteristic
Average age in years
2023
31.8
2022
31.3
2021
30.8
2020
30.8
2019
30.8
2018
30.7
2017
30.5
2016
30.5
2015
30.5
2014
30.5
2013
30.4
2012
30.3
2011
30.1
2010
30
2009
30.1
2008
30.2
2007
30.3
2006
30.5
2005
30.5
2004
30.2
2003
29.8
2002
29.7
2001
29.5
2000
29.3
1999
28.8
1998
28.6
1997
28.4
1996
28
1995
27.7
1994
27.3
1993
27
1992
26.7
1991
26.5
1990
26.2
1989
25.8
1988
25.5
1987
25.2
1986
24.8
1985
24.4
1984
24.2
1983
23.9
1982
23.6
1981
23
1980
22.6
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 3, 2024). Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 ." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand. (2024). Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand. "Median Age of Females at First Marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand, Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/ (last visited November 12, 2024)
Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
