Women married by age 18 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Women married by age 18 was 17.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
17.9
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.8
in 2000
All-time low
17.9
in 2022
Years of data
5
2000–2022
Women married by age 18 in Cambodia, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, women married by age 18 in Cambodia stood at 17.9. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Cambodia peaked at 24.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 20th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Women married by age 18 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.8 | — |
| 2005 | 23.3 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 18.4 | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 18.5 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.9 | -3.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 17.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.05 | 23.3 | 24.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.45 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Cambodia?
- Women married by age 18 in Cambodia was 17.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for women married by age 18?
- Cambodia ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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