Total marriages involving girls under 18 by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
11,720
Brazil
Lowest
83
Sweden
Median
412
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
336
What the numbers show
Total marriages involving girls under 18 is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 11,720 in Brazil; the lowest is 83 in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 412, and the mean is 1,160.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 141.
Total marriages involving girls under 18: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 11,720 | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 1,374 | 2024 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 938 | 2024 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 4 | Panama | 765 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 711 | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 6 | Morocco | 629 | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 616 | 2024 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 540 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 9 | Seychelles | 412 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 389 | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 11 | Malta | 386 | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 300 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 298 | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 221 | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 15 | Montserrat | 197 | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 16 | Tonga | 146 | 2024 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 83 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- São Paulo 1,559
- Goiás 501
- Ceará 449
- Rio de Janeiro 312
- Paraíba 304
- Piauí 156
- Rio Grande do Norte 136
- Acre 135
- Distrito Federal 105
- Roraima 34
- Amapá 24