
According to recent reports, the average marriage age of girls in the country has been 22.9 years, which has increased considerably than before.

Although the difference in the average age of marriage of girls in different states of the country has been seen, the question arises that the girls of which state marry the oldest age?

So tell that according to a report, girls of Jammu and Kashmir get the oldest age where the average age is 26.3 years. It is the lowest 21.3 years in West Bengal.

If you look at some figures of previous years, then it is found that on an average age of marriage of girls in India, it is gradually increasing.

In 2019, the marriage age of girls was 22.1 years on an average, which increased to 22.7 in 2020. It increased to 22.5 in the year 2021 and it was 22.7 in the year 2022.

However, there is a lot of difference in the age of marriage of girls from rural and urban areas. In the year 2023, the average marriage age of rural girls was 22.4, while the urban girls were 24.3.

Whereas in the year 2022, this figure was 22.2 in rural areas while the average age of girls in urban areas was 23.9 years old.
Published at: 09 Sep 2025 06:36 PM (IST)


