In 2018, the median age of females at their first marriage in New Zealand was 29.2 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 2018
(in years)
Characteristic
Average age in years
2018
29.2
2017
29
2016
29
2015
28.8
2014
28.7
2013
28.6
2012
28.5
2011
28.4
2010
28.2
2009
28.2
2008
28.2
2007
28.2
2006
28.3
2005
28.2
2004
28.1
2003
27.7
2002
27.6
2001
27.5
2000
27.4
1999
27
1998
26.7
1997
26.5
1996
26.1
1995
25.8
1994
25.5
1993
25.2
1992
24.9
1991
24.6
1990
24.5
1989
24.2
1988
24
1987
23.7
1986
23.4
1985
23.1
1984
22.8
1983
22.6
1982
22.2
1981
21.9
1980
21.7
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Statistics New Zealand. (December 4, 2019). Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2018 (in years)." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/
Statistics New Zealand. (2019). Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2018 (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/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 2018 (in years) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Median age of females at first marriage in New Zealand from 1980 to 2018 (in years) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1081316/new-zealand-median-age-at-marriage-for-females/