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Top Ten Countries By Highest Proportion Of Teenage Brides

by Vishul Malik

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of teenage brides (women aged 20-24 who were married before the age of 18) are:…


Top Ten Countries By Highest Proportion Of Teenage Brides
Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of teenage brides (women aged 20-24 who were married before the age of 18) are:

  • Niger (76% of women)
  • Central African Republic (68% of women)
  • Chad (67% of women)
  • Bangladesh (59% of women)
  • Mali (52% of women)
  • South Sudan (52% of women)
  • Burkina Faso (52% of women)
  • Guinea (51% of women)
  • Mozambique (48% of women)
  • Malawi (46% of women)

 

World Top Ten Countries by Highest Proportion of Teenage Brides

Country 15-19 Year old Girls Who have ever been Marries(%)
Dem. Rep. of Congo 74.2
Congo 55.0
Afghanistan 53.7
Bangladesh 51.3
Uganda 49.8
Mali 49.7
Guinea 49.0
Chad 48.6
Mozambique 43.8
Senegal 43.8

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