Women married by age 18 in Haiti
Haiti: Women married by age 18 was 14.9 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
14.9
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
29.9
in 2006
All-time low
14.9
in 2017
Years of data
5
1995–2017
Women married by age 18 in Haiti, 1995–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 14.9 for women married by age 18 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Haiti peaked at 29.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 2017.
That places Haiti 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women married by age 18 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23.8 | — |
| 2000 | 24.1 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.9 | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 17.5 | -41.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9 | -14.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 14.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 58% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 14.9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9, 83% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27 | 24.1 | 29.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.2 | 14.9 | 17.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Haiti?
- Women married by age 18 in Haiti was 14.9 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 2017.
- How does Haiti rank for women married by age 18?
- Haiti ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2017.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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