Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania
Romania: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 540 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
540
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
8th
of 17 countries
All-time high
1,124
in 2014
All-time low
539
in 2022
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Romania recorded 540 for total marriages involving girls under 18 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania peaked at 1,124 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 539, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,086 | — |
| 2014 | 1,124 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,119 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 984 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 942 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 878 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 809 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 686 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 745 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 539 | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 592 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 540 | -8.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 540 is above the median for high income countries, which is 412, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Romania's 540 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 300, 1.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 991.71 | 809 | 1,124 | 7 |
| 2020s | 620.4 | 539 | 745 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Romania was 540 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,124 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 539 in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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