Women married by age 18 in Ghana
Ghana: Women married by age 18 was 16.1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
16.1
World rank
23rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
40.9
in 1988
All-time low
16.1
in 2022
Years of data
7
1988–2022
Women married by age 18 in Ghana, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, women married by age 18 in Ghana stood at 16.1. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Ghana peaked at 40.9 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16.1, in 2022.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9 | 40.9 | 40.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.55 | 35.5 | 37.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.25 | 24.6 | 27.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 1 |
| 2020s | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More gender data for Ghana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 428,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 442,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 424,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 437,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 420,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 433,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 417,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 429,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 413,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 425,637 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Ghana?
- Women married by age 18 in Ghana was 16.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9 in 1988.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1 in 2022.
- How does Ghana rank for women married by age 18?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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