Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 1,374 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,374
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
5,258
in 2013
All-time low
1,374
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013β2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar, 2013β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar is 1,374, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar peaked at 5,258 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,374, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,744 | 2,297 | 5,258 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,675 | 1,374 | 2,035 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Brazil 11,720 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 938 compare
- 4 Panama 765 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 711 compare
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 477,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 456,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 468,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Madagascar was 1,374 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5,258 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,374 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total marriages involving girls under 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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