Women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Women married by age 18 was 25.8 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
25.8
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
43.5
in 1994
All-time low
25.8
in 2021
Years of data
5
1994–2021
Women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire is 25.8, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 43.5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 25.8, in 2021.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 43.5 | — |
| 1999 | 33.2 | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 34.5 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 33.2 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 25.8 | -22.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 25.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 25.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 85% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.35 | 33.2 | 43.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More gender data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Women married by age 18 in Cote d'Ivoire was 25.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5 in 1994.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8 in 2021.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for women married by age 18?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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