Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowBreakdown of victims of forced marriage worldwide 2021, by age and gender
The most common age of both men and women forced into marriages in the world in 2021 was 18 to 24 years, with 37.3 and 35.9 percent, respectively. However, more than half of the women forced into marriages were below 18 years, of which 24 percent were 15 years or less. The largest share of the forced marriages worldwide took place in Asia and the Pacific.
