This statistic shows the percentage of women aged 20 to 24 in 2011 who were first married before the age of 15, sorted by the regions they live in. In 2011, 18 percent of women living in South Asia were married for the first time when they were younger than 15.
Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region
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UNICEF. (April 24, 2012). Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/
UNICEF. "Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region." Chart. April 24, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/
UNICEF. (2012). Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/
UNICEF. "Percentage of Women in The Developing World in 2011 Who Were Married or in Union before The Age of 15, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/
UNICEF, Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Percentage of women in the developing world in 2011 who were married or in union before the age of 15, by region [Graph], UNICEF, April 24, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223366/share-of-women-who-were-married-or-in-union-before-the-age-of-15/