Kenya vs Thailand: Share of women who are married or in a union
Kenya
7.6%
in 2022
Thailand
7.7%
in 2022
Kenya rank
95th
Thailand rank
94th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Kenya
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 95th and Thailand ranks 94th of 221 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 14.2% | 4.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 11.9% | 4.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.1% | 3.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 0.1% | Kenya |
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, Kenya or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.7% against 7.6% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Kenya and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Kenya ranks 95th and Thailand ranks 94th 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.