Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union by country
Percentage of women aged 15-49 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.
Countries reporting
222
Highest
70.8%
Bangladesh
Lowest
41.3%
Martinique
Median
54.3%
Years covered
80
1971–2050
Data points
7,036
What the numbers show
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 70.8% in Bangladesh; the lowest is 41.3% in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.3%, and the mean is 54.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Northern Mariana Islands (up 38.6%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 11.5%).
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 70.8% | 2050 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nepal | 67.6% | 2050 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 3 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 66.8% | 2050 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 65.5% | 2050 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 65.2% | 2050 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 6 | China | 64.8% | 2050 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 7 | India | 64.5% | 2050 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 63.8% | 2050 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 63.5% | 2050 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | South Sudan | 63.5% | 2050 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 63.4% | 2050 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 12 | Wallis and Futuna | 62.9% | 2050 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 62.9% | 2050 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 14 | Albania | 62.8% | 2050 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 62.8% | 2050 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 16 | Niger | 62.5% | 2050 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 17 | Iraq | 61.9% | 2050 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 61.9% | 2050 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 61.3% | 2050 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | French Polynesia | 61.2% | 2050 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 61.2% | 2050 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 22 | Maldives | 60.9% | 2050 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 60.7% | 2050 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 60.6% | 2050 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 60.5% | 2050 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 26 | Bhutan | 60.3% | 2050 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 60.2% | 2050 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 60.1% | 2050 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 29 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 60.1% | 2050 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 30 | Georgia | 60.0% | 2050 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 59.7% | 2050 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 32 | Senegal | 59.6% | 2050 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.4% | 2050 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 59.2% | 2050 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 59.2% | 2050 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | Qatar | 59.1% | 2050 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 37 | Belarus | 58.9% | 2050 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 38 | Kiribati | 58.9% | 2050 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 58.8% | 2050 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | Pakistan | 58.8% | 2050 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 41 | Samoa | 58.8% | 2050 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 58.7% | 2050 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 43 | Nigeria | 58.6% | 2050 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 44 | Western Sahara | 58.5% | 2050 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 58.5% | 2050 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 46 | Austria | 58.4% | 2050 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 58.2% | 2050 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 48 | Kuwait | 58.2% | 2050 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 58.1% | 2050 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 57.9% | 2050 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57.9% | 2050 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Comoros | 57.9% | 2050 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 53 | Estonia | 57.9% | 2050 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 54 | Curaçao | 57.8% | 2050 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritania | 57.8% | 2050 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 57.8% | 2050 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Bahrain | 57.7% | 2050 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 57.7% | 2050 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 57.6% | 2050 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.5% | 2050 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 61 | Fiji | 57.5% | 2050 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 62 | Somalia | 57.3% | 2050 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 57.3% | 2050 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 64 | Dominica | 57.2% | 2050 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 57.2% | 2050 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 57.1% | 2050 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 67 | New Zealand | 57.0% | 2050 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 68 | Cuba | 56.9% | 2050 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Barbados | 56.9% | 2050 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 56.8% | 2050 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 71 | Guinea | 56.8% | 2050 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 56.6% | 2050 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Guyana | 56.6% | 2050 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 74 | Chile | 56.5% | 2050 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 75 | Uruguay | 56.5% | 2050 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 76 | Chad | 56.4% | 2050 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 77 | Poland | 56.3% | 2050 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.3% | 2050 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 56.1% | 2050 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 56.1% | 2050 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 81 | Myanmar | 55.8% | 2050 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Yemen | 55.7% | 2050 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 83 | Togo | 55.4% | 2050 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 55.2% | 2050 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 55.2% | 2050 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | Mozambique | 55.2% | 2050 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 87 | Türkiye | 55.2% | 2050 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 88 | Switzerland | 55.1% | 2050 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 89 | Sudan | 55.1% | 2050 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 55.0% | 2050 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 91 | Montenegro | 55.0% | 2050 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 92 | Colombia | 54.9% | 2050 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 93 | Armenia | 54.9% | 2050 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 54.8% | 2050 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 95 | France | 54.8% | 2050 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 96 | Czechia | 54.8% | 2050 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 97 | Macau, China | 54.7% | 2050 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | 54.7% | 2050 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Paraguay | 54.6% | 2050 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 100 | Tokelau | 54.5% | 2050 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.5% | 2050 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 102 | Brazil | 54.5% | 2050 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 103 | Morocco | 54.4% | 2050 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 104 | Gambia | 54.4% | 2050 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54.4% | 2050 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 106 | Aruba | 54.4% | 2050 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 54.4% | 2050 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 108 | Guatemala | 54.3% | 2050 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 109 | Sweden | 54.3% | 2050 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 110 | Norway | 54.3% | 2050 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 111 | Italy | 54.3% | 2050 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 54.3% | 2050 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 54.2% | 2050 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 114 | Germany | 54.2% | 2050 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 115 | Australia | 54.2% | 2050 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 54.2% | 2050 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 117 | El Salvador | 54.2% | 2050 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 118 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 54.1% | 2050 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 54.0% | 2050 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 120 | Mongolia | 54.0% | 2050 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 121 | United States of America | 54.0% | 2050 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 122 | Haiti | 53.9% | 2050 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 123 | Lithuania | 53.9% | 2050 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 53.8% | 2050 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 53.8% | 2050 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 126 | Burundi | 53.8% | 2050 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 127 | Mauritius | 53.8% | 2050 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 128 | Panama | 53.8% | 2050 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 53.8% | 2050 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 130 | United States Virgin Islands | 53.7% | 2050 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 131 | Netherlands | 53.7% | 2050 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 132 | Canada | 53.6% | 2050 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 133 | Latvia | 53.4% | 2050 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 134 | British Virgin Islands | 53.4% | 2050 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 135 | Hong Kong, China | 53.4% | 2050 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53.4% | 2050 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 137 | Rwanda | 53.4% | 2050 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 138 | Eritrea | 53.4% | 2050 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 139 | Belgium | 53.4% | 2050 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 53.3% | 2050 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 141 | Malawi | 53.2% | 2050 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 142 | Argentina | 53.2% | 2050 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 143 | American Samoa | 53.2% | 2050 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 144 | Anguilla | 53.2% | 2050 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 145 | Romania | 53.1% | 2050 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 146 | Peru | 53.1% | 2050 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 147 | Tonga | 53.1% | 2050 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 148 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 53.1% | 2050 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.0% | 2050 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 150 | Madagascar | 52.8% | 2050 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 151 | Uganda | 52.8% | 2050 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 152 | Malta | 52.7% | 2050 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 153 | Kenya | 52.6% | 2050 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 154 | Mexico | 52.6% | 2050 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 52.5% | 2050 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 156 | Tunisia | 52.4% | 2050 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 157 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 52.3% | 2050 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 158 | Grenada | 52.2% | 2050 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 159 | Angola | 52.1% | 2050 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 160 | Thailand | 52.1% | 2050 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 161 | Cyprus | 52.1% | 2050 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 162 | Algeria | 52.1% | 2050 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 52.0% | 2050 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.9% | 2050 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 165 | Djibouti | 51.9% | 2050 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 166 | Honduras | 51.9% | 2050 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 167 | Montserrat | 51.9% | 2050 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 168 | Greece | 51.8% | 2050 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 169 | Dominican Republic | 51.8% | 2050 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 170 | Bermuda | 51.6% | 2050 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 171 | Ireland | 51.5% | 2050 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 172 | Faroe Islands | 51.3% | 2050 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 51.2% | 2050 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 174 | Israel | 51.1% | 2050 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 175 | Naoero | 50.7% | 2050 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 176 | Bahamas | 50.6% | 2050 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 50.5% | 2050 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 178 | Japan | 50.5% | 2050 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 179 | Ecuador | 50.3% | 2050 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 180 | Botswana | 50.3% | 2050 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 181 | Congo | 50.2% | 2050 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 182 | Zambia | 50.1% | 2050 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 183 | Serbia | 50.0% | 2050 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 184 | Iceland | 50.0% | 2050 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 185 | Mayotte | 50.0% | 2050 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 186 | Oman | 49.9% | 2050 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 187 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 49.8% | 2050 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 188 | San Marino | 49.8% | 2050 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 189 | Liberia | 49.7% | 2050 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 190 | Costa Rica | 49.7% | 2050 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 191 | Saudi Arabia | 49.6% | 2050 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 192 | Palau | 49.4% | 2050 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 193 | Ghana | 48.9% | 2050 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 194 | Réunion | 48.7% | 2050 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 195 | Taiwan, China | 48.5% | 2050 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 196 | Slovakia | 48.5% | 2050 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 197 | Northern Mariana Islands | 48.5% | 2050 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 198 | Cameroon | 48.3% | 2050 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 199 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.2% | 2050 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 200 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.1% | 2050 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 201 | Spain | 48.0% | 2050 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 202 | Jamaica | 47.8% | 2050 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 203 | Seychelles | 47.7% | 2050 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 204 | Singapore | 47.6% | 2050 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 205 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 47.6% | 2050 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 206 | Portugal | 47.6% | 2050 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 207 | Republic of Korea | 47.5% | 2050 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 208 | Lesotho | 47.3% | 2050 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 209 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.3% | 2050 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 210 | Gabon | 47.2% | 2050 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 211 | Greenland | 47.1% | 2050 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 212 | Slovenia | 47.0% | 2050 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 213 | Croatia | 47.0% | 2050 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 214 | Gibraltar | 45.7% | 2050 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 215 | Namibia | 45.3% | 2050 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 216 | Libya | 44.7% | 2050 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 217 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44.4% | 2050 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 218 | French Guiana | 44.4% | 2050 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 219 | Guam | 43.4% | 2050 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 220 | South Africa | 42.6% | 2050 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 221 | Eswatini | 42.0% | 2050 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 222 | Martinique | 41.3% | 2050 | up 36.7% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-49 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.