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Child marriage among girls: share married before age 18 (%)
Percentage of women aged 20–24 who were married or in union before age 18, latest available year by country (UNICEF/UN SDG).
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.5%
Median: 12.0%
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Niger
76.0%
Lowest
Austria
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger76.0%
2Chad67.0%
3Bangladesh59.0%
4Burkina Faso52.0%
5Somalia45.0%
By Region
Africa22.4%(9 countries)
Other22.3%(89 countries)
South America16.6%(7 countries)
North America14.0%(4 countries)
Asia12.1%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (76.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.5%)
Africa (9)
Other (89)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Oceania (2)
Europe (30)
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
Percentage of women aged 20–24 who were married or in union before age 18, latest available year by country (UNICEF/UN SDG). Source: UNICEF (SDG Global Database).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 76.0% |
| 2 | Chad | 67.0% |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 59.0% |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 52.0% |
| 5 | Somalia | 45.0% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 43.0% |
| 7 | Malawi | 42.0% |
| 8 | Eritrea | 41.0% |
| 9 | Guinea | 41.0% |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 41.0% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 40.0% |
| 12 | Nepal | 40.0% |
| 13 | Cameroon | 38.0% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.0% |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 36.0% |
| 16 | Liberia | 36.0% |
| 17 | Brazil | 36.0% |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.0% |
| 19 | Madagascar | 35.0% |
| 20 | Mauritania | 35.0% |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 35.0% |
| 22 | Cayman Islands | 34.0% |
| 23 | Honduras | 34.0% |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 34.0% |
| 25 | Sudan | 34.0% |
| 26 | Uganda | 34.0% |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 33.0% |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 33.0% |
| 29 | Gabon | 33.0% |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33.0% |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32.0% |
| 32 | Yemen | 32.0% |
| 33 | Angola | 32.0% |
| 34 | Senegal | 31.0% |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 30.0% |
| 36 | Republic of The Gambia | 30.0% |
| 37 | Guatemala | 30.0% |
| 38 | Mozambique | 30.0% |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.0% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 30.0% |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 30.0% |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 30.0% |
| 43 | Zambia | 29.0% |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.0% |
| 45 | Lesotho | 27.0% |
| 46 | Suriname | 26.0% |
| 47 | Benin | 25.0% |
| 48 | El Salvador | 25.0% |
| 49 | Venezuela | 25.0% |
| 50 | Botswana | 25.0% |
| 51 | Iraq | 24.0% |
| 52 | Mexico | 24.0% |
| 53 | Colombia | 23.0% |
| 54 | India | 23.0% |
| 55 | Kenya | 23.0% |
| 56 | Samoa | 23.0% |
| 57 | Belize | 23.0% |
| 58 | Fiji | 22.0% |
| 59 | Paraguay | 22.0% |
| 60 | Ecuador | 21.0% |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 21.0% |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 21.0% |
| 63 | Panama | 20.0% |
| 64 | Peru | 20.0% |
| 65 | Cambodia | 19.0% |
| 66 | Ghana | 19.0% |
| 67 | Pakistan | 18.0% |
| 68 | Timor-Leste | 18.0% |
| 69 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 17.0% |
| 70 | Egypt | 17.0% |
| 71 | Myanmar | 16.0% |
| 72 | Cuba | 16.0% |
| 73 | Haiti | 16.0% |
| 74 | Mali | 16.0% |
| 75 | Philippines | 16.0% |
| 76 | Cyprus | 15.0% |
| 77 | Türkiye | 15.0% |
| 78 | Georgia | 14.0% |
| 79 | Indonesia | 14.0% |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 14.0% |
| 81 | Thailand | 14.0% |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.0% |
| 83 | Burundi | 12.0% |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 12.0% |
| 85 | Morocco | 12.0% |
| 86 | Djibouti | 11.0% |
| 87 | Vietnam | 11.0% |
| 88 | Armenia | 11.0% |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 10.0% |
| 90 | Algeria | 10.0% |
| 91 | Bolivia | 10.0% |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.0% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 8.0% |
| 94 | Jamaica | 8.0% |
| 95 | Jordan | 8.0% |
| 96 | Eswatini | 8.0% |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0% |
| 99 | Malaysia | 7.0% |
| 100 | Namibia | 7.0% |
| 101 | Rwanda | 7.0% |
| 102 | Uruguay | 7.0% |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 7.0% |
| 104 | Chile | 6.0% |
| 105 | Lebanon | 6.0% |
| 106 | Libya | 6.0% |
| 107 | Mongolia | 6.0% |
| 108 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.0% |
| 109 | South Africa | 6.0% |
| 110 | Togo | 6.0% |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 6.0% |
| 112 | Ukraine | 5.0% |
| 113 | Bahrain | 5.0% |
| 114 | Oman | 4.0% |
| 115 | Qatar | 4.0% |
| 116 | Romania | 4.0% |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 4.0% |
| 118 | Serbia | 4.0% |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 4.0% |
| 120 | Kuwait | 3.0% |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 3.0% |
| 122 | Tunisia | 3.0% |
| 123 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.0% |
| 124 | Argentina | 3.0% |
| 125 | Australia | 3.0% |
| 126 | People's Republic of China | 2.0% |
| 127 | Comoros | 2.0% |
| 128 | Greece | 2.0% |
| 129 | Latvia | 2.0% |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 2.0% |
| 131 | New Zealand | 2.0% |
| 132 | Russian Federation | 2.0% |
| 133 | Belgium | 2.0% |
| 134 | Belarus | 1.0% |
| 135 | Canada | 1.0% |
| 136 | Croatia | 1.0% |
| 137 | Czech Republic | 1.0% |
| 138 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 139 | Estonia | 1.0% |
| 140 | Finland | 1.0% |
| 141 | France | 1.0% |
| 142 | State of Palestine | 1.0% |
| 143 | Germany | 1.0% |
| 144 | Hungary | 1.0% |
| 145 | Ireland | 1.0% |
| 146 | Israel | 1.0% |
| 147 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 148 | Japan | 1.0% |
| 149 | Lithuania | 1.0% |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 1.0% |
| 151 | Montenegro | 1.0% |
| 152 | Netherlands | 1.0% |
| 153 | Norway | 1.0% |
| 154 | Poland | 1.0% |
| 155 | Portugal | 1.0% |
| 156 | Seychelles | 1.0% |
| 157 | Singapore | 1.0% |
| 158 | Slovenia | 1.0% |
| 159 | Spain | 1.0% |
| 160 | Sweden | 1.0% |
| 161 | Switzerland | 1.0% |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 1.0% |
| 163 | United States of America | 1.0% |
| 164 | Albania | 1.0% |
| 165 | Austria | 0.0% |
Showing 165 of 165 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNICEF (SDG Global Database) (2024).
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