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
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Periodicity: Annual
