Marriage is such a universal construct that some people assume it’s inevitable to get married.
But, the fact of the matter is, the age at which women marryavariessomuch.
Some women may marry young while others will wait much longer.
According to the statistics, this is the average age women get married in different parts of the world.
“In the north, girls as early as 10 are being traded off for the family to gain.
After that, the women become owned and powerless in their husbands' villages.”
I lost my education."
Yes, over the decades, couples in Russia have gradually started waiting longer to tie the knot.
That’s still pretty young, subjectively, but notasyoung as many other countries.
According to the United Nations (viaQuartz), the average age women get married in Mexico is 23.2.
“You’ll get married, so there’s no reason to study.
Your responsibility is the household.”
And in 2017, the marriage rate decreased.
Basically, marriage in Belgium is kind of an enigma.
Previously, the country “had the lowest marrying age inEurope,” the meida outlet reported.
PerBBC News,“only 365 marriages involving under-16s took place in Spain between 2000 and 2014.”
Interestingly, the average marriage age for women in Spain is actually pretty high.
However, the United Nations data tabulated byQuartzin 2020 shows that times have changed.
The average age women get married in Japan is not 25 or younger, it’s 29.2.
“So I did not have to chase myself into a corner and choose marriage for financial reasons.”
Japanese women are making themselves and their careers a priority and not letting marriage get in the way.
AsSlatereported, “the Dutch attitude” about marriage is pretty laid-back.
Women don’t feel the societal pressure to tie the knot, even if they want kids orhavekids already.
So, when their husbands die, they had, in effect, less to worry about.
The numbers don’t lie: French women are postponing theirweddingslonger than women in other countries.
However, this isn’t unique tojustFrance.
“Child marriage in Brazil is very normalized and accepted,” researcher Alice Taylor toldReuters.
Well, for the most part.
While that’s not exactly “old,” itis olderthan it used to be.
“Marriage used to be the first step into adulthood.
Now it is often the last.
Then you bring family and friends together to celebrate.”
