Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 938 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
938
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
3,669
in 2013
All-time low
938
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 938 for total marriages involving girls under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico peaked at 3,669 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 938, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,669 | — |
| 2014 | 3,468 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 3,191 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2,773 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 2,428 | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 2,125 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1,893 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 1,437 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 1,494 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,271 | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 1,107 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 938 | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,792 | 1,893 | 3,669 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,249 | 938 | 1,494 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Brazil 11,720 compare
- 2 Madagascar 1,374 compare
- 4 Panama 765 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 711 compare
- 6 Morocco 629 compare
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Puerto Rico was 938 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,669 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 938 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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