Marrying later

Later weddings, later first babies

People are also marrying later. The average age of women at their first marriage rose from 24.8 in 1990 to 31.6 in 2024. When marriage comes later, the first baby comes later too, and fewer families have a second or third child.

Why?Finishing school, finding a job and getting a place to live now take longer — these are often named as reasons.