Also it was mostly false in the west at least. The Average marriage became lower, not higher in the 20th century before it began increasing at a very fast pace

Also it was mostly false in the west at least. The Average marriage became lower, not higher in the 20th century before it began increasing at a very fast pace in the 70s: http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org/Age.htm http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org/Age.htm Depending on the area between the 1600s and 1800s it was not uncommon at all for women to marry in her mid-20s. Even in the middle ages in North Western Europe the average age never dipped much below 20