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Share of women aged 40-44 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.

Source: Our World in Data222 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
75.4%
Median: 74.6%
Countries Covered
222
with available data
Highest
North Korea
96.1%
Lowest
Martinique
46.0%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea96.1%
2Tuvalu94.9%
3People's Republic of China94.4%
4Mali93.7%
5United Arab Emirates93.5%
By Region
Asia83.0%(27 countries)
Africa77.1%(9 countries)
Other75.0%(141 countries)
Oceania74.6%(2 countries)
Europe72.2%(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (46.0%)High (96.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 75.4%)

Asia (27)
Africa (9)
Other (141)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)

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
1North Korea96.1%
2Tuvalu94.9%
3People's Republic of China94.4%
4Mali93.7%
5United Arab Emirates93.5%
6Nepal93.0%
7Afghanistan92.1%
8Niger91.8%
9Albania91.6%
10Guinea91.5%
11Bangladesh91.5%
12Marshall Islands90.7%
13Burkina Faso90.4%
14India90.1%
15Indonesia90.1%
16Vanuatu89.9%
17Uzbekistan89.8%
18Pakistan89.7%
19State of Palestine89.6%
20Vietnam88.7%
21Sri Lanka88.6%
22Timor-Leste88.2%
23Western Sahara88.0%
24Malaysia88.0%
25Nigeria87.7%
26Solomon Islands87.7%
27Comoros87.5%
28Benin87.4%
29Egypt87.3%
30Cambodia87.1%
31Senegal87.1%
32Kiribati86.9%
33Republic of The Gambia86.4%
34Ethiopia86.2%
35Philippines86.0%
36Samoa85.8%
37Bhutan85.8%
38Saint Pierre and Miquelon85.8%
39Yemen85.8%
40Papua New Guinea85.8%
41Maldives85.7%
42Islamic Republic of Iran85.5%
43Tajikistan85.4%
44Syrian Arab Republic85.3%
45Chad85.0%
46Iraq84.8%
47Togo84.7%
48Sierra Leone84.5%
49Sudan84.1%
50Fiji84.1%
51Qatar84.1%
52South Sudan84.1%
53Bosnia and Herzegovina84.0%
54Montenegro84.0%
55Liechtenstein83.7%
56Jordan83.2%
57Türkiye83.0%
58Cote d'Ivoire82.9%
59Turkmenistan82.7%
60Tonga82.6%
61Micronesia, Federated States of82.4%
62Guinea-Bissau81.6%
63Tunisia81.5%
64Tokelau81.5%
65Somalia80.9%
66Lao People's Democratic Republic80.8%
67French Polynesia80.8%
68Kuwait80.3%
69Brunei Darussalam80.3%
70Haiti80.0%
71Mauritania79.4%
72South Korea79.2%
73Saudi Arabia79.1%
74Greece78.9%
75Zimbabwe78.8%
76Georgia78.7%
77Morocco78.6%
78Italy78.5%
79Democratic Republic of the Congo78.1%
80Switzerland78.0%
81Cyprus77.9%
82Oman77.8%
83Poland77.8%
84Azerbaijan77.7%
85Rwanda77.7%
86Mauritius77.7%
87Singapore77.6%
88San Marino77.4%
89Moldova, Republic of77.3%
90Lebanon77.2%
91Barbados77.2%
92Armenia77.2%
93Faroe Islands77.0%
94Wallis and Futuna77.0%
95Burundi76.8%
96Bolivia76.8%
97Equatorial Guinea76.6%
98Bahrain76.5%
99American Samoa76.1%
100Eritrea76.1%
101Myanmar75.6%
102Angola75.6%
103Austria75.6%
104New Zealand75.5%
105Djibouti75.4%
106Macao75.4%
107Netherlands75.3%
108Guatemala75.2%
109Malawi75.0%
110Central African Republic74.8%
111Algeria74.7%
112Bulgaria74.6%
113Israel74.4%
114Madagascar74.4%
115United Republic of Tanzania74.4%
116Serbia74.3%
117Mongolia74.3%
118Denmark74.0%
119Ghana74.0%
120Cameroon74.0%
121Guyana73.9%
122Romania73.6%
123Australia73.6%
124Nauru73.3%
125Suriname73.2%
126Mozambique73.2%
127France73.0%
128Malta73.0%
129Norway73.0%
130Kenya72.8%
131Luxembourg72.8%
132Thailand72.6%
133Japan72.6%
134Germany72.5%
135Zambia72.4%
136Uganda72.4%
137Canada72.4%
138Portugal72.3%
139Spain72.3%
140Brazil72.1%
141Sweden72.1%
142Croatia72.0%
143Taiwan, Province of China71.8%
144Belarus71.7%
145Cook Islands71.7%
146Finland71.4%
147Mexico71.2%
148Cuba71.2%
149Belize71.1%
150Czech Republic70.9%
151Liberia70.9%
152Ireland70.8%
153Peru70.7%
154Saint Kitts and Nevis70.6%
155Ukraine70.5%
156Iceland70.5%
157Kyrgyzstan70.3%
158Turks and Caicos Islands70.2%
159Paraguay70.2%
160Belgium70.0%
161Hong Kong69.8%
162Republic of the Congo69.8%
163Kazakhstan69.6%
164Uruguay69.6%
165Russian Federation69.5%
166Virgin Islands, British69.4%
167Argentina69.2%
168Mayotte69.1%
169Panama69.1%
170Lithuania69.0%
171Gibraltar68.9%
172New Caledonia68.9%
173Honduras68.8%
174Saint Lucia68.8%
175United Kingdom68.8%
176Nicaragua68.5%
177Cayman Islands68.3%
178Bermuda68.3%
179Gabon67.7%
180Palau67.4%
181Sao Tome and Principe67.4%
182Virgin Islands, U.S.67.3%
183El Salvador67.1%
184Hungary67.0%
185Latvia66.4%
186Slovenia66.3%
187Venezuela66.0%
188Falkland Islands (Malvinas)66.0%
189Dominican Republic65.9%
190Saint Vincent and the Grenadines65.9%
191Colombia65.8%
192Guam65.3%
193Slovakia65.3%
194Estonia64.9%
195Aruba64.7%
196United States of America64.4%
197Curaçao63.5%
198Chile63.3%
199Reunion63.2%
200Ecuador63.0%
201Grenada62.7%
202Libya62.6%
203Dominica62.5%
204Cape Verde62.1%
205Trinidad and Tobago61.4%
206Lesotho61.3%
207Northern Mariana Islands61.2%
208Eswatini60.4%
209Anguilla60.4%
210Botswana60.1%
211Seychelles59.8%
212Costa Rica59.3%
213Greenland58.9%
214Namibia58.2%
215Bahamas57.0%
216South Africa56.8%
217Puerto Rico55.6%
218Montserrat55.2%
219French Guiana51.0%
220Jamaica49.3%
221Antigua and Barbuda49.1%
222Martinique46.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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