What is the minimum marriage age in Ireland?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 18.
Ireland is one of 184 countries classified “18+” for the minimum marriage age — 97% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- United Kingdom
- 16–17 Minimum marriage age: 16.
- Belgium
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Netherlands
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Luxembourg
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- France
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Denmark
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Other laws in Ireland
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Buying illegal (Nordic model)
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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