The bar chart illustrates the number of people in six different age groups getting married in one particular country between 1998 and 2008.
Overall, while there was a highest percentage of people getting married in both genders in 25-29 age group, the opposite was true for 16-19 age category. In addition, it was also notable that female aged 25-29 tended to get married earlier than male in this age group.
As can be seen in the chart, the percentage of females aged 16-19 who got married stood at about 1.5% in 1998, after which it experienced a slight right to 1% in 2008. In 20-24 age group, the proportion of females getting married accounted for nearly 12% in both year, the figure for males were lower at approximately 9% in 1998 and exactly 8% in 2008, respectively. Meanwhile, the share of women in 20-24 age group who got married in 1998 far exceeded than that of men, with respective figures being exactly 6% and about 2.5%. In 2008, these figures dropped significantly to around 2.5% and declined marginally to approximately 1.5%, respectively.
Regarding the remaining age categories, about 9% of men aged 30-34 getting married in 1998, compared to only 6.5% of women. In the next ten years, the percentage of females in this age group went up slightly to precisely 8% and the proportion of males rose considerably to about 11%. In 35-39 age category, the figure for females who got married stood at around 4% in both years. By contrast, the share of males getting married increased slowly to approximately 8.5% ten years later.