Child marriage
Many Countries Allow Child Marriage
Most countries around the world have a law specifying what age people can marry, with at least 117 of them allowing children to marry (people under the age of 18), according to the Pew Research Center. The following infographic shows the minimium marriage age for boys and girls in countries around the world.
Children's rights under the law in India in 2019, by gender
Countries with the highest child marriage rate as of 2023
Prevalence of child marriage worldwide in 2024, by region
Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020
Number of child marriages recorded in Brazil from 2019 to 2022
Child marriage in Nigeria between 2014 and 2020, by gender
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