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Opinion on appropriate age for marriage across India in May 2020, by gender

Characteristic	21-24 years	25-28 years	29-32 years	Over 35 years
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Release date

May 2020

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Region

India

Survey time period

May 2020

Number of respondents

4,263 respondents

Special properties

among users of Nikah Forever

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question as phrased by the source: "According to you, what is the appropriate age of getting married?"

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According to the results of a survey conducted by , over ** percent of users believed it was most appropriate to get married between the ages of ** and **. Among Muslim females, however, 21 to 24 years old was also seen as ideal for marriage.

Arranged marriages

According to a recent survey, it was reported that a majority of millennials and generation Zs preferred alove marriage over arranged. The concept of arranged marriage gives the parents of the adult the entitlement to choose their life partner for them. Despite the changing Indian mindset on arranged marriage, influenced by growing literacy, social media, and even mobile dating applications, the average Indian has found it hard to let go of traditional norms relative to the concept of marriage.

Online dating

In contrast to arranged marriages, the 21st century affords young people the opportunity of finding love online and taking responsibility of their own destiny. Social media and dating platforms such as Tinder bring couples together based on a criteria of partner preferences. Before the advent of social media, partnering websites such as Matrimony.com and Shaadi.com were among the largest players in the marriage market share.