How old is the woman to get married late?

According to the provisions of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), a natural person over 18 is an adult and can independently conduct civil acts. However, in China, the age of adulthood and the age of marriage are different. Article 1047 of the Civil Code stipulates that the age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 years for men and 20 years for women. Setting the minimum age for marriage in law can ensure that both men and women are mature enough physically and psychologically, so that both men and women can decide their own marital affairs, assume the responsibilities of marriage and family, and fulfill their obligations of raising children.

In practice, we need to pay attention to the following problems: in rural areas of China, age is often calculated by imaginary age, that is, a person is 1 year at birth, and then increases in the order of years of experience. However, the Civil Code stipulates that the legal age for marriage is one year old, so the standard for judging the legal age for marriage should be based on one year old.

Another problem that needs attention is that Article 2 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Juvenile Criminal Cases stipulates that "one year old" as stipulated in Article 17 of the Criminal Law shall be calculated according to the calendar year, month and day, and shall be calculated from the second day of one year old birthday. When the marriage registration office handles the marriage registration, the date of birth recorded in the ID card or household registration book is often taken as the standard, that is to say, if the parties reach the legal age of marriage on the birthday, they can handle the marriage registration. If Zhang San's birth date is May 12, 2000, he can go to the marriage registration office on May 12, 2022. This is because in the field of criminal law, the age of minors is related to whether they bear criminal responsibility. Special protection for minors stipulates that the age of majority begins on the second day of their first birthday. However, marriage registration does not involve the commitment of punishment and the protection of special interests, so it will be invalid on the same day.

It should also be emphasized in practice that some ethnic autonomous areas in China have flexible provisions on the legal age for marriage, and we should also respect their customs and habits.