Share of women who are married or in a union by country
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.
Countries reporting
221
Highest
51.3%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
San Marino
Median
6.0%
Years covered
55
1970β2024
Data points
10,945
What the numbers show
Share of women who are married or in a union is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 51.3% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.0%, and the mean is 8.7%.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 192 fell. The largest increase was in Hong Kong (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).
Share of women who are married or in a union: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 51.3% | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 42.2% | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 40.1% | 2010 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 37.2% | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 36.6% | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 36.1% | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 7 | Mauritania | 31.6% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 31.2% | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 29.1% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Guinea | 28.1% | 2018 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 25.2% | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 24.0% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 22.8% | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 22.4% | 2012 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.0% | 2011 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 21.5% | 2019 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 17 | Nepal | 21.3% | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 21.1% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Honduras | 21.1% | 2019 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 21.0% | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 20.9% | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 20.0% | 2014 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 23 | Gambia | 18.9% | 2020 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 18.8% | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 25 | Iran | 18.8% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 26 | Cameroon | 18.6% | 2018 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 27 | Iraq | 18.4% | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 27 | Tanzania | 18.4% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 18.3% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Uganda | 18.3% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 31 | Angola | 18.2% | 2016 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.0% | 2018 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 33 | Somalia | 18.0% | 2019 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 34 | Eritrea | 17.5% | 2010 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 17.4% | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 36 | Guatemala | 17.2% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 16.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 16.4% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 39 | Congo | 16.1% | 2015 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 40 | Guyana | 15.8% | 2020 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.8% | 2019 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela | 15.6% | 2011 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 14.3% | 2019 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 45 | Belize | 14.1% | 2015 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.1% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 13.9% | 2019 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 13.7% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 13.7% | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.6% | 2012 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 13.5% | 2018 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 52 | India | 13.2% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 53 | Comoros | 12.9% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 54 | Benin | 12.7% | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 12.6% | 2020 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 12.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cuba | 12.4% | 2019 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 58 | Mayotte | 12.3% | 2017 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 12.3% | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 60 | Laos | 12.2% | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 61 | Dominica | 12.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.9% | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 63 | Cambodia | 11.3% | 2022 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 64 | Syria | 11.2% | 2009 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 65 | Togo | 11.2% | 2017 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 66 | Uruguay | 11.0% | 2013 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 67 | Suriname | 10.6% | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 68 | El Salvador | 10.6% | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 10.5% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 70 | Nauru | 10.4% | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 10.4% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 10.4% | 2019 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 10.3% | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 74 | Mexico | 10.1% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 74 | Myanmar | 10.1% | 2019 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 10.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 77 | Kiribati | 9.8% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 78 | Vietnam | 9.7% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 9.6% | 2021 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 80 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 81 | Tuvalu | 9.3% | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 9.1% | 2020 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Micronesia (country) | 8.9% | 2000 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Morocco | 8.8% | 2018 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 8.5% | 2022 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 86 | Lebanon | 8.4% | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 8.2% | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 88 | New Zealand | 8.2% | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 89 | Indonesia | 8.1% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 90 | Palestine | 7.9% | 2020 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 91 | Samoa | 7.8% | 2020 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 7.7% | 2021 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Argentina | 7.7% | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 94 | Thailand | 7.7% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 95 | Jordan | 7.6% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 95 | Kenya | 7.6% | 2022 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 97 | Egypt | 7.5% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 98 | Ghana | 7.2% | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 99 | East Timor | 7.2% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.1% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 101 | Bolivia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 6.9% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 103 | Haiti | 6.9% | 2017 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 104 | Curacao | 6.8% | 2011 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.8% | 2011 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.8% | 1980 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 107 | Albania | 6.7% | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 6.5% | 2012 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 6.4% | 2021 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 6.0% | 2016 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 111 | Malaysia | 6.0% | 2010 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 112 | Burundi | 5.9% | 2017 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 5.9% | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7% | 2018 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Philippines | 5.5% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 116 | Romania | 5.4% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 5.4% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 118 | Kuwait | 5.3% | 2011 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 119 | Seychelles | 5.2% | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 120 | Georgia | 5.1% | 2018 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 5.0% | 2012 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 5.0% | 2022 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 123 | Falkland Islands | 4.9% | 2016 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 124 | Djibouti | 4.9% | 2017 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 4.9% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 4.8% | 2019 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 127 | Slovakia | 4.3% | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 128 | Estonia | 4.2% | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 4.1% | 2017 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 130 | Tonga | 4.0% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 131 | Chile | 3.9% | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 132 | Mongolia | 3.7% | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 133 | Anguilla | 3.7% | 2001 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 134 | Grenada | 3.7% | 1991 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 135 | United States Virgin Islands | 3.7% | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 136 | Greenland | 3.6% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 137 | Belarus | 3.6% | 2019 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 3.5% | 2018 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 139 | Hungary | 3.5% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 140 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 3.4% | 1991 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 142 | Cayman Islands | 3.4% | 2010 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 143 | Bermuda | 3.3% | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 145 | Algeria | 3.3% | 2019 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 146 | Denmark | 3.2% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 3.2% | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 148 | Montserrat | 3.2% | 2011 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 3.1% | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 150 | Maldives | 3.1% | 2022 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 3.1% | 2022 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 152 | Brunei | 3.1% | 2011 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 153 | United States | 3.0% | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 154 | Norway | 3.0% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 154 | Russia | 3.0% | 2021 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 156 | Armenia | 2.8% | 2022 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 156 | Jamaica | 2.8% | 2022 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritius | 2.8% | 2022 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 156 | Turkey | 2.8% | 2021 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 156 | French Guiana | 2.8% | 2020 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6% | 2011 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 162 | China | 2.5% | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 163 | Bahrain | 2.5% | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 164 | Bahamas | 2.4% | 2010 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.4% | 2022 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 166 | Barbados | 2.3% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 167 | Austria | 2.3% | 2013 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 167 | France | 2.3% | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 169 | Rwanda | 2.0% | 2022 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Palau | 2.0% | 2020 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 170 | Reunion | 2.0% | 2020 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 2.0% | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 173 | Tokelau | 2.0% | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.9% | 2018 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 175 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 176 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 177 | Germany | 1.8% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 178 | Latvia | 1.7% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 179 | Australia | 1.7% | 2021 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 179 | Libya | 1.7% | 2014 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Oman | 1.7% | 2020 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Aruba | 1.7% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 183 | Montenegro | 1.7% | 2018 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 184 | Guam | 1.6% | 2020 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 185 | Netherlands | 1.5% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 186 | Israel | 1.5% | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 188 | Cyprus | 1.5% | 2011 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 189 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.5% | 2020 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 190 | Canada | 1.3% | 2021 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 191 | Italy | 1.2% | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Martinique | 1.1% | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 193 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2021 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 193 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 195 | American Samoa | 1.0% | 2020 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Poland | 1.0% | 2021 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Greece | 0.9% | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 197 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 0.8% | 2012 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2021 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 203 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2022 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Taiwan | 0.7% | 2020 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Hong Kong | 0.7% | 2021 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.6% | 2020 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 207 | Macao | 0.5% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 207 | Malta | 0.5% | 2021 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 209 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 210 | Switzerland | 0.4% | 2022 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 211 | Japan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 212 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 213 | Iceland | 0.3% | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Spain | 0.2% | 2021 | down 94.3% | falling |
| 214 | Faroe Islands | 0.2% | 2021 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 214 | South Korea | 0.2% | 2015 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2020 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 218 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 218 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.