Lebanon vs Morocco: Share of women who are married or in a union
Lebanon
8.4%
in 2019
Morocco
8.8%
in 2018
Lebanon rank
86th
Morocco rank
84th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Lebanon
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 84th of 221 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 29.2% | 16.7% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 24.6% | 13.0% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 19.9% | 9.2% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 15.2% | 5.4% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 10.7% | 1.8% | Morocco |
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, Lebanon or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.8% against 8.4% in Lebanon as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Lebanon and Morocco?
- 0.4%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Morocco?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Lebanon and Morocco rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Lebanon ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 84th 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.