Year Age 1775 26 1870 27.1 1880 27.1 1890 26.8 1900 26.8 1910 26.4 1920 26.5 1930 26.5 1940 26.5 1948 25.9 1960 25 1970 23.7 1980 25.2 1990 27.7 2005 32.4