Afghanistan vs Yemen: Share of women who are married or in a union
Afghanistan
16.4%
in 2023
Yemen
16.7%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
38th
Yemen rank
37th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.9% | 23.5% | 24.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 23.5% | 16.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 21.4% | 9.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 17.0% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.7% | 0.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 37th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.