Marriage in Japan
From Demography
This page gives information of type marriage about the country Japan.
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Data on mean age at first marriage
The data below are on the singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM) wherever possible.
Data from the Japanese ministry
Source: one of the tables here.
| Year | SMAM male | SMAM female |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 25.9 | 23 |
| 1955 | 26.6 | 23.8 |
| 1960 | 27.2 | 24.4 |
| 1965 | 27.2 | 24.5 |
| 1970 | 26.9 | 24.2 |
| 1975 | 27 | 24.7 |
| 1980 | 27.8 | 25.2 |
| 1985 | 28.2 | 25.5 |
| 1990 | 28.4 | 25.9 |
| 1995 | 28.5 | 26.3 |
| 2000 | 28.8 | 27 |
| 2004 | 29.6 | 27.8 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 28 |
| 2006 | 30 | 28.2 |
Gapminder data
The data is collated by Gapminder. Many of the data points are estimates and should not be used for computations that are highly sensitive to the specific values. The variable is GD009 (full documentation available at the page).
| Year | Singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM) estimate |
|---|---|
| 1685 | 17.925 |
| 1710 | 16.95 |
| 1735 | 18.185 |
| 1760 | 18.25 |
| 1785 | 19.03 |
| 1800 | 21.11 |
| 1810 | 20.2 |
| 1860 | 20.785 |
| 1879 | 20.6 |
| 1920 | 21.1 |
| 1930 | 21.8 |
| 1940 | 23.3 |
| 1950 | 23.6 |
| 1955 | 24.7 |
| 1960 | 25 |
| 1965 | 24.8 |
| 1970 | 24.6539282918 |
| 1975 | 24.4 |
| 1990 | 26.7 |
| 2005 | 28.5721893311 |
