Mexico records largest age gap marriage of 2025

A 96-year-old woman in Mexico has married an 18-year-old man, marking the largest age gap recorded in 2025. The marriage was documented by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in the state of Quintana Roo.

Data from INEGI indicates that Quintana Roo saw a marriage rate nearly three times higher than Mexico City in 2025. While the specific details of the couple remain private, other significant age-gap marriages were recorded in the country, including a 77-year gap in Morelia and a 72-year gap in Sicotencatl, where a 90-year-old man married an 18-year-old woman.

Overall marriage statistics for Mexico show that the average age for marriage has increased by 4.1 years over the last decade for both men and women, with a total of 491,640 marriages registered in 2025.