The data presents the estimated median age of Americans at their first wedding in the U.S. from 1996 to 2016, by sex. In 2016, the median age for the first wedding among women stood at 27.9 years.
1996 | 27.1 | 24.8 |
1997 | 26.8 | 25 |
1998 | 26.7 | 25 |
1999 | 26.9 | 25.1 |
2000 | 26.8 | 25.1 |
2001 | 26.9 | 25.1 |
2002 | 26.9 | 25.3 |
2003 | 27.1 | 25.3 |
2004 | 27.4 | 25.3 |
2005 | 27.1 | 25.3 |
2006 | 27.5 | 25.5 |
2007 | 27.5 | 25.6 |
2008 | 27.6 | 25.9 |
2009 | 28.1 | 25.9 |
2010 | 28.2 | 26.1 |
2011 | 28.4 | 26.4 |
2012 | 28.6 | 26.6 |
2013 | 29 | 26.6 |
2014 | 29.3 | 27 |
2015 | 29.2 | 27.1 |
2016 | 29.9 | 27.9 |