Women married by age 18 in Benin
Benin: Women married by age 18 was 27.5 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
27.5
World rank
15th
of 31 countries
All-time high
38.8
in 1996
All-time low
27.5
in 2022
Years of data
6
1996–2022
Women married by age 18 in Benin, 1996–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women married by age 18 in Benin is 27.5, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Benin peaked at 38.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2022.
That places Benin 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women married by age 18 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.8 | — |
| 2001 | 36.7 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 34.4 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 31.9 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 30.6 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 27.5 | -10.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 27.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Benin's 27.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.55 | 34.4 | 36.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.25 | 30.6 | 31.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Benin?
- Women married by age 18 in Benin was 27.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 in 1996.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for women married by age 18?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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