Legal age for marriage in Spain raised from 14 to 16 MADRID, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Spain has raised the minimum age for marriage to 16, bringing it in line with other European nations. Spanish teens had previously been able to be legally married at 14. The government decided to raise the age to that of other European nations to better protect minors. The increase came after Spain had raised the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16, Think Spain said.