The
Facts on Child Marriage
“Child marriage” is generally understood to mean
marriages that take place before age 18, but for many girls,
marriage occurs much earlier. In some countries, girls as young
as 7 or 8 are forced by their families to marry much older men.
The reasons girls are married are diverse, and parents sometimes
believe that through marriage, they are...
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Child
marriage around the world
One
third of girls in the developing world are married before the
age of 18 and 1 in 9 are married before the age of 15.
In 2012, 70 million women 20-24 around the world had been married
before the age of 18.
If present trends continue, 150 million girls will be married
before their 18th birthday over the next decade. That’s
an average of 15 million girls each year.
While countries with the highest prevalence of child marriage
are concentrated in Western and Sub-Saharan Africa, due to population
size, the largest number of child brides reside in South Asia.
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Untying
the knot: 10 worst places for child marriage
Worldwide, as many as 650 million women alive today married
before they turned 18. Child marriage sets them up for a life
of hardship — they are less likely than their peers to
stay in school and more likely to become victims of domestic
violence.
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World
minimum marriage age: Chart shows the lowest age you can legally
get married around the world
On Friday, the Spanish government announced it was to raise
the marriage age from 14 to 16 to bring it into line with the
rest of Europe.
Estonia now has the lowest marriage age in Europe with teenagers
able to get hitched at 15 with parental approval.
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The
Nations Of Europe By The Average Age At First Marriage
The eastern European countries appear to have a lower age at
first marriage than the western nations of the continent.
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