demographic2025
Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
19.3% of women ages 20-24
Median: 17.1% of women ages 20-24
Countries Covered
145
with available data
Highest
Niger
76.3% of women ages 20-24
Lowest
United Kingdom
0.0% of women ages 20-24
Top 5 Countries
1Niger76.3% of women ages 20-24
2Central African Republic61.0% of women ages 20-24
3Chad60.6% of women ages 20-24
4South Sudan51.5% of women ages 20-24
5Mali48.5% of women ages 20-24
By Region
North America23.9% of women ages 20-24(2 countries)
Other22.0% of women ages 20-24(98 countries)
South America18.5% of women ages 20-24(7 countries)
Africa18.0% of women ages 20-24(9 countries)
Asia14.4% of women ages 20-24(20 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of women ages 20-24)High (76.3% of women ages 20-24)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.3% of women ages 20-24)
North America (2)
Other (98)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (20)
Europe (9)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 76.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 61.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 3 | Chad | 60.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 51.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 5 | Mali | 48.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 48.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 47.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 8 | Guinea | 46.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 9 | Somalia | 45.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 10 | Eritrea | 40.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 40.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 12 | Madagascar | 38.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 13 | Malawi | 38.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 38.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 15 | Mauritania | 36.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 16 | Suriname | 36.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 35.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 18 | Nepal | 34.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 19 | Sudan | 34.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 20 | Honduras | 34.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 21 | Uganda | 34.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 33.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 23 | Belize | 33.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 24 | Nigeria | 33.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 25 | Guyana | 32.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 31.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 28 | Senegal | 30.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 30 | Cameroon | 29.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 29.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 32 | Yemen | 29.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 34 | Guatemala | 29.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 35 | Cuba | 29.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 36 | Barbados | 29.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 28.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 40 | Iraq | 27.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 41 | Benin | 27.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo | 27.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 27.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 44 | Jamaica | 26.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 45 | Panama | 26.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | 26.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 47 | Brazil | 26.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 50 | Liberia | 24.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 51 | Togo | 24.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 52 | Uruguay | 24.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | 24.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 54 | Zambia | 23.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 55 | Colombia | 23.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 57 | Republic of The Gambia | 23.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 58 | Angola | 23.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 59 | India | 22.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 22.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 61 | Paraguay | 21.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 21.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 20.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 64 | Comoros | 20.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 65 | El Salvador | 19.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 66 | Burundi | 19.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 67 | Kiribati | 18.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 68 | Pakistan | 18.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 69 | Mexico | 18.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 70 | Nauru | 18.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 71 | Cambodia | 17.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 72 | Peru | 17.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 17.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 74 | Thailand | 17.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 75 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 16.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 76 | Indonesia | 16.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 77 | Ghana | 16.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 78 | Myanmar | 16.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 79 | Egypt | 15.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 80 | Argentina | 15.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 15.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 82 | Haiti | 14.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 14.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 84 | Türkiye | 14.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 85 | Vietnam | 14.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 86 | Bolivia | 14.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 87 | Morocco | 13.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 88 | State of Palestine | 13.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 89 | Lesotho | 13.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 90 | Gabon | 13.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 91 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 92 | Kenya | 12.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 93 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 94 | Albania | 11.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 95 | Tonga | 10.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 96 | Botswana | 10.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 97 | Jordan | 9.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 99 | Georgia | 9.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 100 | Philippines | 9.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 102 | Ukraine | 9.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 103 | Bhutan | 9.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 8.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 8.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 106 | Mongolia | 8.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 107 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 108 | Samoa | 7.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 109 | Namibia | 6.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 110 | Romania | 6.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 111 | Djibouti | 6.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 6.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 6.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 6.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 115 | Lebanon | 6.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 116 | Montenegro | 5.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 117 | Rwanda | 5.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 118 | Serbia | 5.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 119 | Armenia | 5.3% of women ages 20-24 |
| 120 | Belarus | 4.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 122 | Libya | 4.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 123 | Fiji | 4.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 124 | Oman | 4.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 125 | Algeria | 3.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 126 | South Africa | 3.6% of women ages 20-24 |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% of women ages 20-24 |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 3.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 3.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 130 | People's Republic of China | 2.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 131 | Tunisia | 2.4% of women ages 20-24 |
| 132 | Maldives | 2.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 133 | Eswatini | 1.9% of women ages 20-24 |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 1.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 135 | Qatar | 1.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 136 | Israel | 0.8% of women ages 20-24 |
| 137 | Denmark | 0.7% of women ages 20-24 |
| 138 | Lithuania | 0.2% of women ages 20-24 |
| 139 | Finland | 0.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 140 | North Korea | 0.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 142 | Belgium | 0.1% of women ages 20-24 |
| 143 | Chile | 0.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 144 | Norway | 0.0% of women ages 20-24 |
| 145 | United Kingdom | 0.0% of women ages 20-24 |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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