The given bar charts compare the disparity in the percentage of men and women getting married in 1998 and 2008. Overall, the proportion of married people of both genders experienced a trivial reduction for those who are less than 30 years of age. A perceptible surge for the other age groups in the specified period can be seen. The age from 25 to 29 years old was the most idyllic to get married. It is also understandable that the marriage age for men is usually higher than the women.
As presented in the chart, there was an inconsequential decline in the percentage of women getting married under the age of 24, especially the percentage of early 20-year-old married females was half in 2008 compared to that in 1998. Markedly, no male got married during the age of 16 to 19. The rate of 25-29-year-old married women remained unaffected, which was at approximately 11.5% over a 10–year period, while men’s figures observed a small drop to 8% in 2008.
When it comes to the older age groups, a considerable intensification was perceived in the proportion of 30-37 years old married people in both genders which accounted for 8% for females and 11% for males in 2008, in comparison with 7% and 9% respectively in 1998. For people aged above 35, the proportion of married men surged significantly to 9% and nearly 7%, which is twofold figures of women over 35 years old.