Women married by age 18 in Philippines
Philippines: Women married by age 18 was 9.4 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.4
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
16.5
in 2017
All-time low
9.4
in 2022
Years of data
7
1993–2022
Women married by age 18 in Philippines, 1993–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, women married by age 18 in Philippines stood at 9.4. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Philippines peaked at 16.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2022.
That places Philippines 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Women married by age 18 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.2 | — |
| 1998 | 14.6 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 15 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 9.4 | -43.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 9.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3, 58% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.1 | 14 | 14.2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.75 | 15 | 16.5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More gender data for Philippines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 28,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.61 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 92,475 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 92,475 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Philippines?
- Women married by age 18 in Philippines was 9.4 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2022.
- How does Philippines rank for women married by age 18?
- Philippines ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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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