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Share of women aged 20-24 years old who are married or in a union
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
36.1%
Median: 35.1%
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
85.6%
Lowest
Singapore
2.7%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan85.6%
2Niger85.6%
3Mali81.6%
4Bangladesh80.7%
5Western Sahara80.2%
By Region
Africa42.7%(9 countries)
Other40.0%(141 countries)
Asia34.9%(27 countries)
North America33.9%(4 countries)
South America32.7%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.7%)High (85.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 36.1%)
Africa (9)
Other (141)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 85.6% |
| 2 | Niger | 85.6% |
| 3 | Mali | 81.6% |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 80.7% |
| 5 | Western Sahara | 80.2% |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 77.8% |
| 7 | Chad | 75.2% |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 72.5% |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 70.2% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 67.7% |
| 11 | Nepal | 67.6% |
| 12 | Malawi | 66.3% |
| 13 | Guinea | 66.2% |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 64.9% |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 64.5% |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 64.3% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 63.8% |
| 18 | Somalia | 62.8% |
| 19 | Uganda | 61.7% |
| 20 | Eritrea | 60.6% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 60.6% |
| 22 | Benin | 60.3% |
| 23 | India | 60.2% |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 59.9% |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.3% |
| 26 | Mauritania | 59.1% |
| 27 | Yemen | 59.0% |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 59.0% |
| 29 | Togo | 58.3% |
| 30 | Senegal | 58.0% |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 57.8% |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 57.7% |
| 33 | Kiribati | 57.5% |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 57.1% |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 56.9% |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 56.9% |
| 37 | Moldova, Republic of | 56.2% |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 55.2% |
| 39 | Sudan | 54.9% |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.7% |
| 41 | Cambodia | 53.4% |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 53.1% |
| 43 | Iraq | 52.8% |
| 44 | Zambia | 52.6% |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 52.0% |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 51.9% |
| 47 | Angola | 51.9% |
| 48 | Vietnam | 51.5% |
| 49 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 51.2% |
| 50 | Cameroon | 51.2% |
| 51 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.1% |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.0% |
| 53 | State of Palestine | 50.9% |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.8% |
| 55 | Guyana | 50.7% |
| 56 | Belize | 49.8% |
| 57 | Guatemala | 49.2% |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.7% |
| 59 | Pakistan | 48.6% |
| 60 | Honduras | 48.4% |
| 61 | Georgia | 48.3% |
| 62 | Mayotte | 47.8% |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 47.8% |
| 64 | Ukraine | 47.4% |
| 65 | Burundi | 47.0% |
| 66 | Nauru | 47.0% |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.8% |
| 68 | Egypt | 46.6% |
| 69 | Republic of the Congo | 46.5% |
| 70 | Indonesia | 46.3% |
| 71 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 45.7% |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 45.1% |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 45.0% |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 44.8% |
| 75 | Samoa | 44.6% |
| 76 | Comoros | 44.4% |
| 77 | Kenya | 43.9% |
| 78 | Cuba | 43.7% |
| 79 | Maldives | 42.2% |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.9% |
| 81 | Myanmar | 41.7% |
| 82 | Liberia | 41.5% |
| 83 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.2% |
| 84 | Morocco | 40.9% |
| 85 | Venezuela | 40.9% |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 40.8% |
| 87 | Albania | 40.4% |
| 88 | Brazil | 40.4% |
| 89 | El Salvador | 39.1% |
| 90 | Panama | 39.1% |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 38.8% |
| 92 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38.7% |
| 93 | Finland | 38.7% |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 38.5% |
| 95 | Lesotho | 38.5% |
| 96 | Mongolia | 38.3% |
| 97 | Wallis and Futuna | 38.3% |
| 98 | Dominica | 38.2% |
| 99 | Haiti | 37.7% |
| 100 | Ghana | 37.6% |
| 101 | Colombia | 37.3% |
| 102 | Belarus | 37.2% |
| 103 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 37.2% |
| 104 | Uruguay | 37.1% |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 36.7% |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 36.7% |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.3% |
| 108 | Paraguay | 36.2% |
| 109 | Suriname | 35.9% |
| 110 | New Zealand | 35.5% |
| 111 | Mexico | 35.3% |
| 112 | Liechtenstein | 35.0% |
| 113 | Kuwait | 34.2% |
| 114 | United States of America | 34.2% |
| 115 | Bhutan | 34.2% |
| 116 | Thailand | 33.7% |
| 117 | Peru | 33.5% |
| 118 | Jordan | 33.3% |
| 119 | Tokelau | 32.6% |
| 120 | Estonia | 32.5% |
| 121 | Malaysia | 32.5% |
| 122 | Armenia | 32.1% |
| 123 | Bahrain | 31.6% |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 31.4% |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 31.1% |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 30.8% |
| 127 | Argentina | 30.7% |
| 128 | Gabon | 30.6% |
| 129 | Botswana | 29.8% |
| 130 | Rwanda | 29.4% |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 29.4% |
| 132 | Bolivia | 29.4% |
| 133 | Curaçao | 29.3% |
| 134 | Fiji | 28.8% |
| 135 | Ecuador | 28.6% |
| 136 | Denmark | 28.4% |
| 137 | Barbados | 28.0% |
| 138 | Philippines | 27.9% |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 27.9% |
| 140 | France | 27.5% |
| 141 | Seychelles | 27.3% |
| 142 | Qatar | 27.2% |
| 143 | Lebanon | 25.9% |
| 144 | Austria | 25.8% |
| 145 | Tonga | 25.6% |
| 146 | Türkiye | 25.6% |
| 147 | Anguilla | 25.1% |
| 148 | Algeria | 25.0% |
| 149 | Norway | 25.0% |
| 150 | Virgin Islands, British | 24.9% |
| 151 | Sweden | 24.9% |
| 152 | Romania | 24.6% |
| 153 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 23.9% |
| 154 | Oman | 23.7% |
| 155 | Palau | 23.4% |
| 156 | Israel | 23.2% |
| 157 | Jamaica | 23.1% |
| 158 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 22.9% |
| 159 | Reunion | 22.6% |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.2% |
| 161 | Netherlands | 22.2% |
| 162 | French Guiana | 22.1% |
| 163 | Australia | 21.7% |
| 164 | Germany | 21.6% |
| 165 | Belgium | 21.4% |
| 166 | Bulgaria | 21.1% |
| 167 | Hungary | 21.1% |
| 168 | Chile | 21.0% |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 20.6% |
| 170 | Bermuda | 20.4% |
| 171 | Puerto Rico | 20.3% |
| 172 | North Korea | 19.8% |
| 173 | Costa Rica | 19.8% |
| 174 | American Samoa | 19.8% |
| 175 | Aruba | 19.7% |
| 176 | Greenland | 19.5% |
| 177 | Mauritius | 18.9% |
| 178 | Grenada | 18.3% |
| 179 | Serbia | 18.1% |
| 180 | Montenegro | 17.9% |
| 181 | Bahamas | 17.6% |
| 182 | Montserrat | 17.3% |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 17.3% |
| 184 | Poland | 17.1% |
| 185 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.1% |
| 186 | Switzerland | 17.0% |
| 187 | Canada | 16.9% |
| 188 | Slovakia | 16.9% |
| 189 | Djibouti | 16.9% |
| 190 | Namibia | 16.7% |
| 191 | Libya | 16.1% |
| 192 | Lithuania | 16.1% |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.9% |
| 194 | People's Republic of China | 15.8% |
| 195 | Eswatini | 15.1% |
| 196 | Latvia | 14.9% |
| 197 | Faroe Islands | 14.5% |
| 198 | Guam | 14.5% |
| 199 | Cyprus | 14.3% |
| 200 | Czech Republic | 13.2% |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 12.7% |
| 202 | Iceland | 12.4% |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 12.3% |
| 204 | Malta | 11.9% |
| 205 | Croatia | 11.6% |
| 206 | Portugal | 11.5% |
| 207 | Tunisia | 10.8% |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 10.4% |
| 209 | South Africa | 10.1% |
| 210 | Italy | 9.8% |
| 211 | Slovenia | 9.8% |
| 212 | Martinique | 8.9% |
| 213 | Ireland | 8.7% |
| 214 | Spain | 7.4% |
| 215 | Macao | 7.2% |
| 216 | Japan | 7.1% |
| 217 | Taiwan, Province of China | 6.9% |
| 218 | Greece | 5.6% |
| 219 | Hong Kong | 5.2% |
| 220 | San Marino | 4.5% |
| 221 | South Korea | 2.9% |
| 222 | Singapore | 2.7% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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