Women married by age 18 in Uganda
Uganda: Women married by age 18 was 34 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
34
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
54.1
in 1995
All-time low
34
in 2016
Years of data
7
1989–2016
Women married by age 18 in Uganda, 1989–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 34 for women married by age 18 in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Uganda peaked at 54.1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Women married by age 18 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 52.6 | — |
| 1995 | 54.1 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 53.9 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.4 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 46.3 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 39.7 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 34 | -14.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 34 is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.7, 88% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.1 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.53 | 46.3 | 53.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.85 | 34 | 39.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women married by age 18 in Uganda?
- Women married by age 18 in Uganda was 34 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for women married by age 18?
- Uganda ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2016.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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