Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) - Country Ranking
Definition: Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), AIDS Indicator Surveys(AIS), Reproductive Health Survey(RHS), and other household surveys.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Rank | Country | Value | Year |
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1 | Niger | 76.30 | 2012 |
2 | Central African Republic | 61.00 | 2019 |
3 | Chad | 60.60 | 2019 |
4 | Mali | 53.70 | 2018 |
5 | Mozambique | 52.90 | 2015 |
6 | Burkina Faso | 51.60 | 2010 |
7 | Bangladesh | 51.42 | 2019 |
8 | Guinea | 46.50 | 2018 |
9 | Nigeria | 43.40 | 2018 |
10 | Malawi | 42.10 | 2016 |
11 | Eritrea | 40.68 | 2010 |
12 | Ethiopia | 40.30 | 2016 |
13 | Madagascar | 40.28 | 2018 |
14 | Mauritania | 36.98 | 2015 |
15 | Suriname | 36.04 | 2018 |
16 | Dominican Republic | 35.90 | 2014 |
17 | Somalia | 35.50 | 2020 |
18 | Nicaragua | 35.20 | 2012 |
19 | Sudan | 34.20 | 2014 |
20 | Uganda | 34.00 | 2016 |
21 | Zimbabwe | 33.66 | 2019 |
22 | Honduras | 33.60 | 2012 |
23 | Belize | 33.50 | 2016 |
24 | Nepal | 32.80 | 2019 |
25 | Lao PDR | 32.70 | 2017 |
26 | Yemen | 31.90 | 2013 |
27 | Comoros | 31.60 | 2012 |
28 | Benin | 30.60 | 2018 |
29 | Senegal | 30.50 | 2019 |
29 | Tanzania | 30.50 | 2016 |
31 | Angola | 30.30 | 2016 |
32 | Guyana | 30.20 | 2014 |
33 | Cameroon | 29.80 | 2018 |
34 | Sierra Leone | 29.60 | 2019 |
35 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.50 | 2011 |
35 | Guatemala | 29.50 | 2015 |
37 | Cuba | 29.40 | 2019 |
38 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 29.11 | 2018 |
39 | Zambia | 29.00 | 2018 |
40 | Afghanistan | 28.26 | 2017 |
41 | São Tomé and Principe | 28.00 | 2019 |
42 | Iraq | 27.90 | 2018 |
43 | Papua New Guinea | 27.30 | 2018 |
43 | Congo | 27.30 | 2015 |
45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.00 | 2016 |
46 | Nauru | 26.80 | 2007 |
47 | Panama | 26.40 | 2013 |
48 | Brazil | 26.18 | 2006 |
49 | Bhutan | 25.80 | 2010 |
50 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.70 | 2019 |
51 | El Salvador | 25.50 | 2014 |
52 | India | 25.30 | 2016 |
53 | Liberia | 24.90 | 2020 |
54 | Togo | 24.80 | 2017 |
55 | Uruguay | 24.63 | 2013 |
56 | St. Lucia | 23.99 | 2012 |
57 | Colombia | 23.40 | 2015 |
58 | The Gambia | 23.10 | 2020 |
59 | Kenya | 22.90 | 2014 |
60 | Ecuador | 22.20 | 2018 |
61 | Gabon | 21.90 | 2012 |
62 | Paraguay | 21.60 | 2016 |
63 | Vanuatu | 21.39 | 2013 |
64 | Solomon Islands | 21.28 | 2015 |
65 | Mexico | 20.70 | 2018 |
66 | Thailand | 20.20 | 2019 |
67 | Bolivia | 19.66 | 2016 |
68 | Ghana | 19.33 | 2018 |
69 | Burundi | 19.00 | 2017 |
70 | Cambodia | 18.50 | 2014 |
71 | Kiribati | 18.43 | 2019 |
72 | Pakistan | 18.30 | 2018 |
73 | Cabo Verde | 18.00 | 2005 |
74 | Peru | 17.43 | 2018 |
75 | Egypt | 17.40 | 2014 |
76 | Costa Rica | 17.10 | 2018 |
77 | Iran | 17.00 | 2011 |
78 | Philippines | 16.50 | 2017 |
79 | Lesotho | 16.41 | 2018 |
80 | Indonesia | 16.30 | 2017 |
81 | Myanmar | 16.00 | 2016 |
82 | Timor-Leste | 14.90 | 2016 |
82 | Haiti | 14.90 | 2017 |
84 | Turkey | 14.70 | 2018 |
85 | Georgia | 13.90 | 2018 |
86 | Morocco | 13.70 | 2018 |
87 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.27 | 2006 |
88 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.87 | 2018 |
89 | Moldova | 12.20 | 2012 |
90 | Mongolia | 12.03 | 2018 |
91 | Albania | 11.80 | 2018 |
92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.18 | 2011 |
93 | Azerbaijan | 11.00 | 2011 |
94 | Barbados | 10.71 | 2012 |
95 | Vietnam | 10.57 | 2014 |
96 | Tonga | 10.10 | 2019 |
97 | Botswana | 10.00 | 1988 |
98 | Tuvalu | 9.90 | 2007 |
99 | Sri Lanka | 9.80 | 2016 |
100 | Jordan | 9.70 | 2018 |
101 | Ukraine | 9.06 | 2012 |
102 | Tajikistan | 8.70 | 2017 |
103 | Jamaica | 7.87 | 2011 |
104 | North Macedonia | 7.50 | 2019 |
105 | Samoa | 7.40 | 2020 |
106 | Uzbekistan | 7.17 | 2006 |
107 | Kazakhstan | 7.00 | 2015 |
108 | Namibia | 6.90 | 2013 |
109 | Turkmenistan | 6.10 | 2019 |
110 | Lebanon | 6.00 | 2016 |
111 | Montenegro | 5.80 | 2018 |
112 | Serbia | 5.50 | 2019 |
112 | Rwanda | 5.50 | 2020 |
114 | Eswatini | 5.30 | 2014 |
115 | Armenia | 5.30 | 2016 |
115 | Djibouti | 5.30 | 2012 |
117 | Belarus | 4.70 | 2019 |
118 | Qatar | 4.17 | 2012 |
119 | Oman | 4.00 | 2014 |
120 | Algeria | 3.80 | 2019 |
121 | South Africa | 3.60 | 2016 |
122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.50 | 2012 |
123 | Tunisia | 1.49 | 2018 |
124 | Singapore | 0.10 | 2020 |
124 | United Kingdom | 0.10 | 2020 |
124 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 0.10 | 2018 |
127 | Lithuania | 0.00 | 2019 |
127 | Finland | 0.00 | 2017 |
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