[PDF] child marriage statistics 2018

The global number of child brides is now estimated at 650 million, including girls under age 18 who have already married, and adult women who married in  Autres questions
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  • Which country has highest rate of child marriage?

    Countries with the highest share of married girls 2022
    Niger has the highest child marriage rate in the world among girls.
    According to the most recent data, in this West African country, more than three fourths of girls aged under 18 were married, with nearly 30 percent of them being younger than 15 years old.16 jui. 2023

  • What is the child marriage rate in Tunisia?

    1% of girls in Tunisia are married before the age of 18.
    Child marriage is slightly more prevalent in rural parts of the country.

  • What is the trend in age at marriage?

    Still, during 2019–21 around 32%, 39.3%, 44.9%, 46.9%, and 46.0% of women were married before 18 years among women with current ages 25–29 years, 30–34 years, 35–39years, 40–44 years, and 45–49 years respectively. During the last three decades, there has been a significant increase in the median age at marriage.

  • What is the trend in age at marriage?

    Pakistan is routinely the focus country with the largest number of cases of forced marriages reported to the FMU .
    There were 147 cases (49%) linked to Pakistan as the focus country in 2022.

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UNICEF Data

Average annual rate of reduction in the prevalence of child marriage observed and required. South Asia is still home to the largest number of child brides



Forced Marriage Unit Statistics 2018 - GOV.UK

In 2018 the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) gave advice or support related to a possible forced marriage in 1



Child Marriage in West and Central Africa

prevalence rates over 25 percent. As the most populous country in the region Nigeria has the highest number of child brides. An estimated 22 million child 



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Child-marriage-Burkina-Faso-profile-2019.pdf

of girls and women married in childhood see: United Nations. Children's Fund



THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CHILD MARRIAGE: KEY FINDINGS

Girls who marry as children have poorer health outcomes are economically less secure



Child marriage in humanitarian settings:

years.30 Respondents indicated that the high rate of child marriages among IDP 3 SDG 5.3. http://indicators.report/targets/5-3/ accessed on 6 June 2018.



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Accelerate Actions to End Child Marriage and Early Unions in Latin

Published June 2018 to End Child Marriage and Early Unions in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2018-2021 which ... Some Facts about Child Marriage.