Throughout the world, the prevalence rate of forced marriages was higher among the female than the male population in 2021. The number of people forced to marry per 1,000 inhabitants was highest in Arab states both among women and men, whereas it was lowest in the Americas.
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ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (September 12, 2022). Number of victims of forced marriage worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/
ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Number of victims of forced marriage worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and gender." Chart. September 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/
ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2022). Number of victims of forced marriage worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/
ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Number of Victims of Forced Marriage Worldwide per 1,000 Population in 2021, by Region and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/
ILO & International Organization for Migration & Walk Free Foundation, Number of victims of forced marriage worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Number of victims of forced marriage worldwide per 1,000 population in 2021, by region and gender [Graph], ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, September 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332507/rate-victims-forced-marriage-region-gender/