Mr. Darcy is generally understood to be about 28 years old in Pride and Prejudice.

How we know his age

  • Jane Austen never states Mr. Darcy’s exact age in a single, clear line, but several clues point to his late twenties.
  • Readers and scholars often cite a passage near the end of the novel (around the time of the second proposal) where Darcy refers to himself as having been proud “from eight to eight-and-twenty,” implying he is 28 at that point.
  • Fan and scholarly discussions, character-age charts, and Austen-focused communities consistently list his age as 28, with Elizabeth Bennet around 20.

So, if you’re answering “how old is Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice ,” the widely accepted answer is: 28 years old.

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