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Top Ten Countries By Highest Proportion Of Teenage Husbands

by Vishul Malik

Based on the limited available data, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of teenage husbands (men aged 20-24 who were married before the age of…


Top Ten Countries By Highest Proportion Of Teenage Husbands
Based on the limited available data, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of teenage husbands (men aged 20-24 who were married before the age of 18) are:

  • Mali (13% of men)
  • Mozambique (11% of men)
  • Central African Republic (11% of men)
  • Madagascar (10% of men)
  • Guinea (9% of men)
  • Bangladesh (9% of men)
  • Chad (8% of men)
  • Burkina Faso (7% of men)
  • Sierra Leone (7% of men)
  • South Sudan (6% of men)

 

World Top Ten Countries by Highest Proportion of Teenage Husbands

Country 15-19 Year Old Boys Who have ever been marries (%)
Iraq 14.9
Nepal 13.5
Congo 11.8
Uganda 11.4
India 9.5
Afghanistan 9.2
Guinea 8.2
Centeral African Rep. 8.1
Guatemala 7.8
Colombia 7.7

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