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This entry provides data on the prevalence of child marriage in a country. Data includes the percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 15, and before age 18; and men aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18.
Albania
women married by age 15: 1.4%women married by age 18: 11.8%
men married by age 18: 1.2% (2018 est.)
Algeria
women married by age 18: 3.8% (2019 est.)Angola
women married by age 15: 7.9%women married by age 18: 30.3%
men married by age 18: 6% (2016 est.)
Armenia
women married by age 15: 0%women married by age 18: 5.3%
men married by age 18: 0.4% (2016 est.)
Belarus
women married by age 15: 0.1%women married by age 18: 4.7%
men married by age 18: 1.6% (2019 est.)
Belize
women married by age 15: 6.3%women married by age 18: 33.5%
men married by age 18: 22.2% (2016 est.)
Benin
women married by age 15: 9.4%women married by age 18: 30.6%
men married by age 18: 4.8% (2018 est.)
Bolivia
women married by age 15: 3.4%women married by age 18: 19.7%
men married by age 18: 5.2% (2016 est.)
Burundi
women married by age 15: 2.8%women married by age 18: 19%
men married by age 18: 1.4% (2017 est.)
Cameroon
women married by age 15: 10.7%women married by age 18: 29.8%
men married by age 18: 2.9% (2018 est.)
Central African Republic
women married by age 15: 25.8%women married by age 18: 61%
men married by age 18: 17.1% (2019 est.)
Chad
women married by age 15: 24.2%women married by age 18: 60.6%
men married by age 18: 8.1% (2019 est.)
China
women married by age 15: 0.1%women married by age 18: 2.8%
men married by age 18: 0.7% (2020 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
women married by age 15: 8.4%women married by age 18: 29.1%
men married by age 18: 5.6% (2018 est.)
Congo, Republic of the
women married by age 15: 8.4%women married by age 18: 29.1%
men married by age 18: 5.6% (2018 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire
women married by age 15: 7%women married by age 18: 27%
men married by age 18: 3.5% (2016 est.)
Cuba
women married by age 15: 4.8%women married by age 18: 29.4%
men married by age 18: 5.9% (2019 est.)
Denmark
women married by age 18: 0.7% (2021 est.)Ethiopia
women married by age 15: 14.1%women married by age 18: 40.3%
men married by age 18: 5% (2016 est.)
Finland
women married by age 18: 0.1% (2017 est.)Gambia, The
women married by age 15: 5.6%women married by age 18: 23.1%
men married by age 18: 0.2% (2020 est.)
Gaza Strip
women married by age 15: 0.7%women married by age 18: 13.4% (2020 est.)
note: includes both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Georgia
women married by age 15: 0.3%women married by age 18: 13.9%
men married by age 18: 0.5% (2018 est.)
Ghana
women married by age 15: 5%women married by age 18: 19.3%
men married by age 18: 3.9% (2018 est.)
Guinea
women married by age 15: 17%women married by age 18: 46.5%
men married by age 18: 1.9% (2018 est.)
Guinea-Bissau
women married by age 15: 8.1%women married by age 18: 25.7%
men married by age 18: 2.2% (2019 est.)
Haiti
women married by age 15: 2.1%women married by age 18: 14.9%
men married by age 18: 1.6% (2017 est.)
Honduras
women married by age 15: 9.2%women married by age 18: 34%
men married by age 18: 10% (2019 est.)
India
women married by age 15: 4.8%women married by age 18: 23.3%
men married by age 18: 2.6% (2021 est.)
Jordan
women married by age 15: 1.5%women married by age 18: 9.7%
men married by age 18: 0.1% (2018 est.)
Kiribati
women married by age 15: 2.4%women married by age 18: 18.4%
men married by age 18: 8.6% (2019 est.)
Korea, North
women married by age 18: 0.1% (2017 est.)Laos
women married by age 15: 7.1%women married by age 18: 32.7%
men married by age 18: 10.8% (2017 est.)
Lesotho
women married by age 15: 1%women married by age 18: 16.4%
men married by age 18: 1.9% (2018 est.)
Liberia
women married by age 15: 5.8% NAwomen married by age 18: 24.9% NA
men married by age 18: 8.4% (2020 est.)
Lithuania
women married by age 18: 0.3% (2021 est.)Madagascar
women married by age 15: 12.7%women married by age 18: 38.8%
men married by age 18: 11.2% (2021 est.)
Malawi
women married by age 15: 7.5%women married by age 18: 37.7%
men married by age 18: 7% (2020 est.)
Mali
women married by age 15: 15.9%women married by age 18: 53.7%
men married by age 18: 2.1% (2018 est.)
Mauritania
women married by age 15: 15.5%women married by age 18: 36.6%
men married by age 18: 1.2% (2021 est.)
Mongolia
women married by age 15: 0.9%women married by age 18: 12%
men married by age 18: 2.1% (2018 est.)
Montenegro
women married by age 15: 1.9%women married by age 18: 5.8%
men married by age 18: 3.2% (2018 est.)
Nepal
women married by age 15: 7.9%women married by age 18: 32.8%
men married by age 18: 9% (2019 est.)
Nigeria
women married by age 15: 12.3%women married by age 18: 30.3%
men married by age 18: 1.6% (2021 est.)
note: due to prolonged insecurity concerns, some parts of states, including Borno state, were not sampled
Pakistan
women married by age 15: 3.6%women married by age 18: 18.3%
men married by age 18: 4.7% (2018 est.)
Papua New Guinea
women married by age 15: 8%women married by age 18: 27.3%
men married by age 18: 3.7% (2018 est.)
Rwanda
women married by age 18: 0.4% (2020 est.)Samoa
women married by age 15: 0.9%women married by age 18: 7.4%
men married by age 18: 2% (2020 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe
women married by age 15: 5.4%women married by age 18: 28%
men married by age 18: 3.1% (2019 est.)
Senegal
women married by age 15: 8.8%women married by age 18: 30.5%
men married by age 18: 0.7% (2019 est.)
Sierra Leone
women married by age 15: 8.6%women married by age 18: 29.6%
men married by age 18: 4.1% (2019 est.)
Singapore
women married by age 18: 0.1% (2022 est.)Somalia
women married by age 15: 16.8%women married by age 18: 35.5%
men married by age 18: 5.6% (2020 est.)
South Africa
women married by age 15: 0.9%women married by age 18: 3.6%
men married by age 18: 0.6% (2016 est.)
Suriname
women married by age 15: 8.8%women married by age 18: 36%
men married by age 18: 19.6% (2018 est.)
Tanzania
women married by age 15: 5.2%women married by age 18: 30.5%
men married by age 18: 3.9% (2016 est.)
Thailand
women married by age 15: 3%women married by age 18: 20.2%
men married by age 18: 9.8% (2019 est.)
Timor-Leste
women married by age 15: 2.6%women married by age 18: 14.9%
men married by age 18: 1.2% (2016 est.)
Togo
women married by age 15: 6.4%women married by age 18: 24.8%
men married by age 18: 2.6% (2017 est.)
Tokelau
women married by age 15: 0.4%women married by age 18: 10.1%
men married by age 18: 2.8% (2019 est.)
Tonga
women married by age 15: 0.4%women married by age 18: 10.1%
men married by age 18: 2.8% (2019 est.)
Tunisia
women married by age 15: 1.5% (2018 est.)Uganda
women married by age 15: 7.3%women married by age 18: 34%
men married by age 18: 5.5% (2016 est.)
United Kingdom
women married by age 18: 0.1% (2020 est.)Vietnam
women married by age 15: 1.1%women married by age 18: 14.6%
men married by age 18: 1.9% (2021 est.)
West Bank
women married by age 15: 0.7%women married by age 18: 13.4% (2020 est.)
note: includes both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
World
women married by age 15: 5%women married by age 18: 18.7% (2022 est.)
men married by age 18: 2.8% (2021 est.)
Zambia
women married by age 15: 5.2%women married by age 18: 29%
men married by age 18: 2.8% (2018 est.)
Zimbabwe
women married by age 15: 5.4%women married by age 18: 33.7%
men married by age 18: 1.9% (2019 est.)