Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru
Peru: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 616 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
616
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
7th
of 17 countries
All-time high
2,391
in 2013
All-time low
616
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Peru recorded 616 for total marriages involving girls under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru peaked at 2,391 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 616, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,391 | — |
| 2014 | 2,297 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2,008 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 1,838 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1,584 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,317 | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 1,182 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 809 | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 955 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 781 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 654 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 616 | -5.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 616 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 389, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,802 | 1,182 | 2,391 | 7 |
| 2020s | 763 | 616 | 955 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Peru was 616 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,391 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 616 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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