Year Age 1685 17.93 1710 16.95 1735 18.18 1760 18.25 1785 19.03 1800 21.11 1810 20.2 1860 20.79 1879 20.6 1920 21.1 1930 21.8 1940 23.3 1950 23.6 1955 24.7 1960 25 1965 24.8 1970 24.65 1975 24.4 1990 26.7 2005 28.57