The bar char illustrates the percentage of the different age categories who got married in one particular country in the years 1998 and 2008.
Overall, the pattern remained unchanged throughout the timeframe. Female marriage rates had a significant proportion in three younger age groups compared to males, while the reverse was observed among the older age categories. Notably, marriage rates among younger individuals generally declined between 1998 and 2008, whereas those for older age groups showed an upward trend.
Focusing on younger age groups, the marriage rates for 16-19 aged females declined marginally from about 1% in the initial year to roughly 0.8%, whereas 20-24 aged both females and males experienced a moderate dip in marriage rate, staying at 6% and above 2%, respectively. After a decade, these figures for both genders decreased to about 3% and under 2% by the and of the period. Regarding the 25-29 aged females remained relatively stable at around 12% in both years, in contrast to males, whose share declined from approximately 9% to 8% by 2008.
Turning to older cohorts, females showed considerable lower marriage rates despite notable growth. In the 30-34 age category, the proportion of married males rose markedly from about 9% to roughly 11% in 2008, while the figure for females also increased from approximately 7% to 8%. A similar upward trajectory can be observed among individuals aged 35-39, with the male figure climbing from just 7% to 9%, while female ones witnessed a negligible rise from 4% to about 4.5. the percentage of marriage rates for males 40-44 aged grew from about 5% to just over 6% compared to merely 2.5% for females.