Share of women who were married by age 18 by country
Women aged 20-24, who were married or in a union before they reached the age of 18.
Countries reporting
31
Highest
48.5%
Mali
Lowest
5.5%
Rwanda
Median
25.8%
Years covered
40
1986–2025
Data points
217
What the numbers show
Share of women who were married by age 18 is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 48.5% in Mali; the lowest is 5.5% in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.8%, and the mean is 26.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 17.9%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 50.2%).
Share of women who were married by age 18: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 48.5% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 48.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 47.2% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 38.8% | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 38.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 38.2% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 7 | Nepal | 34.9% | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 34.0% | 2016 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 33.7% | 2019 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 10 | Nigeria | 33.4% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 31.5% | 2019 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 12 | Senegal | 30.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 29.8% | 2018 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania | 29.1% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 27.5% | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.8% | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 23.9% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 23.4% | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | India | 22.3% | 2021 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 17.9% | 2022 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 17.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 16.3% | 2017 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 16.1% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 15.8% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 25 | Haiti | 14.9% | 2017 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 26 | Turkey | 14.7% | 2018 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 27 | Bolivia | 14.5% | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 28 | Kenya | 12.5% | 2022 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 29 | Jordan | 9.9% | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 9.4% | 2022 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 31 | Rwanda | 5.5% | 2020 | down 32.1% | falling |
About this data
Women aged 20-24, who were married or in a union before they reached the age of 18.