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Girls Not Brides
Child
Marriage Around the World
Child marriage is a truly global problem that cuts across
countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Child brides can be found in
every region in the world, from the Middle East to Latin America, South Asia to
Europe.
Top 20 Most
Affected
Child marriage: 20 highest-prevalence countries in the
world (%)
- Niger 75%
- Central
African Republic 68% - Chad 68%
- Bangladesh
65% - Guinea 63%
- Mali 55%
- South
Sudan 52% - Burkina
Faso 52% - Malawi 50%
- Madagascar
48% - Mozambique
48% - India 47%
- Eritrea 47%
- Somalia 45%
- Sierra
Leone 44% - Zambia 42%
- Nepal 41%
- Dominican
Republic 41% - Ethiopia
41% - Nicaragua
41%
* Child marriage prevalence is the percentage of women
20-24 years old who were married or in union before they were 18 years old
(UNICEF State of the World’s Children, 2013).
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