India vs Pakistan: Share of women who are married or in a union
India
13.2%
in 2020
Pakistan
13.5%
in 2018
India rank
52nd
Pakistan rank
51st
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 13.5% against 13.2% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 49 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 52nd and Pakistan ranks 51st of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.9% | 29.1% | 23.8% | India |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 27.2% | 16.4% | India |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 22.1% | 12.1% | India |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 17.1% | 7.9% | India |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.3% | 3.3% | India |
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, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 13.5% against 13.2% in India as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between India and Pakistan?
- 0.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- India ranks 52nd and Pakistan ranks 51st 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.