Women married by age 18 in Turkey
Turkey: Women married by age 18 was 14.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
14.7
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.3
in 1993
All-time low
14
in 2008
Years of data
6
1993–2018
Women married by age 18 in Turkey, 1993–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, women married by age 18 in Turkey stood at 14.7.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Turkey peaked at 23.3 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2008.
Turkey ranks 26th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women married by age 18 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23.3 | — |
| 1998 | 23 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 18.4 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 14 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 14.7 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 14.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3, 90% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.15 | 23 | 23.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2 | 14 | 18.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Turkey?
- Women married by age 18 in Turkey was 14.7 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 in 1993.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2008.
- How does Turkey rank for women married by age 18?
- Turkey ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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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