Average Age of Marriage In South Korea Continues To Climb

This is just another example of why South Korea has such a low birthrate, couples are getting married much later in life:

The average age of the first marriage for South Korean men and women rose by over two years over the past decade.

Local matchmaking firm Duo on Tuesday released a report on 15-hundred couples who tied the knot between June 2014 and May this year through its services.

According to the report, the average age for the first marriage for men and women came to 35-point-eight years and 32-point-seven years, both rising two-point-four years from ten years ago.

Twenty-three percent of the men earned 40 to 50 million won a year on average, while 36 percent of the women earned 30 to 40 million won a year on average.  [KBS World Radio]

I was actually a little surprised at how high the marriage age number was.  However, when one considers the wedding expenses and the costs to buy a home in South Korea couples are going to need more time to save money to afford to get married.