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Legal marry age in world countries


This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007.

I talked with my friends these days, and one of my friends told me he
and his wife married at 17 years old, that's stranging for me, because
Chinese can not marring until 22 years old of man and 20 years old of
woman.

I blogged 'One family one child
', it is about Chinese human population and how to control it by
Chinese goverment. In China, men have to older than 22 years old and
women have to older than 20 years old if they want to marry.

So, I searched about the other countries about the legal marry-age, the result let me surprised:

  • Iran: 9 years old
  • Holland: 12 years old
  • Russia: 14 years old
  • France: 15 years old
  • Philippines: 16 years old
  • Hongkong of China: 16 years old
  • Taiwan of China: 16 years old
  • Korea: man older than 18 and woman older than 16
  • Japan: man older than 18 and woman older than 16
  • British: man older than 18 and woman older than 16
  • Arabia: man older than 11 and woman older than 9

Wow,
how surprised I am, I think they are too young to understand what's
love. Why I'm interesting about the age of marry? Because two weeks
after, my cousin will be married.

There are two entries I blogged before and relate this entrie:

12 Responses to “Legal marry age in world countries”

Simon
November 17th, 2007 at 7:45 pm

Just to let you know, in Britain the age is 16 for a man and woman. :)

Christoph
November 17th, 2007 at 8:38 pm

22 years for the male and 20 years for the female are, in my view, reasonable ages to get married. Marriage is about starting a family. A family consists of a mother, a father and one or more children. More children than the family budget is able to afford means poverty and unhappiness. It is a matter of common sense and responsibility.

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Amin Paniwala
November 18th, 2007 at 6:06 pm

As soon as Girl or a boy reach a puberty stage - SEX - which is one of basic instinct get installed in them. In majority of society neither the Parents nor the elders in the family talk about sex with their children, who get swayed by MYTHs. Instead of these what is needed is
1) They should talk to them and guide them either by direct talk or guide them to the RIGHT (moral) knowledge so that they know what moral codes should be used and how to control their sex - till they are not married. It is preffreed that instead of transgressing moral codes they be allowed to get married.
2) They should enocurage them to earnn - starting with earning the ‘Pocket Money’ and them becoming Self dependant - with clear understanding that they will be allowed to marry ONLY when they are Self dependant.

Susan Obaza
November 18th, 2007 at 7:35 pm

I think puppy love is pretty normal. What I see more of in America is friendship, kids hanging out in groups-alot less “going together” or having a steady and more “family” situations as kids have less stable families to go home to.

Prof. Larry M. Lynch
November 21st, 2007 at 3:13 am

Add this to your data, the legal age to marry in Colombia, where I’m currently teaching undergraduate and post-gradute English, is only 14 - that’s right - fourteen years of age. Many girls have already had sex by 15 (fifteen) and even at the high school (secondary) level may have one or two children by as early as sixteen or seventeen years of age. Certainly by twenty many, many girls are already parents. Unfortunately, with NO husband either. A lot depends though, on their level of education and expectations. With professional goals in mind, like a university education for example, girls will hold off from getting pregnant through family and other pressures until a later age. This usually is to about 25 to 28 years of age. These girls “RUN THE RISK” though of not being able to get a husband as “older” women of 28 to 30 or more have a very difficult time getting married. So, it’s a sort of “Catch 22″ situation, if you understand that expression.

Den
December 8th, 2007 at 7:01 am

FYI, in Malaysia it’s 18 for both men or women. It can be younger than that, maybe. But couples need parents consent first.

Melina
December 21st, 2007 at 3:37 am

very interesting. i’m adding in RSS Reader

Daniel
December 26th, 2007 at 5:57 pm

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article s Blog, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

music
January 7th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

very interesting.
i’m adding in RSS Reader

anne
January 8th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

Philippines: 21 for both male and female; 18 with parental consent; 22-25 with parental advice (knowledge of parents/legal guardians)

Kristina
April 10th, 2008 at 12:22 am

i think that even though being young and in love, and wanting to be married as wrong, people should not have the right to tell people it. I say that people that say their in love, and feel it should go for it. NO one else knows what their feelings are, so shouldnt say anything about it

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