Women married by age 18 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Women married by age 18 was 47.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
47.2
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
73.3
in 1994
All-time low
47.2
in 2025
Years of data
10
1994–2025
Women married by age 18 in Bangladesh, 1994–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 47.2 for women married by age 18 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Bangladesh peaked at 73.3 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47.2, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Women married by age 18 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.3 | — |
| 1997 | 68.5 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 68.7 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 64.9 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 58.9 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.7 | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 47.2 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9 | 68.5 | 73.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.73 | 65.3 | 68.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.8 | 58.6 | 64.9 | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.95 | 47.2 | 50.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Mali 48.5 compare
- 2 Mozambique 48.4 compare
- 4 Madagascar 38.8 compare
- 5 Malawi 38.7 compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 38.2 compare
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Bangladesh?
- Women married by age 18 in Bangladesh was 47.2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3 in 1994.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2 in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for women married by age 18?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women married by age 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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