In 2024, almost one in five young women were married before their 18th birthday worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa had the largest share of girls married before the age of 18, but also the largest share of girls married before 15 (9.4 percent).
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The Child Marriage Data Portal. (December 31, 2024). Prevalence of child marriage worldwide in 2024, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228308/prevalence-of-child-marriage-worldwide/
The Child Marriage Data Portal. "Prevalence of child marriage worldwide in 2024, by region." Chart. December 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228308/prevalence-of-child-marriage-worldwide/
The Child Marriage Data Portal. (2024). Prevalence of child marriage worldwide in 2024, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228308/prevalence-of-child-marriage-worldwide/
The Child Marriage Data Portal. "Prevalence of Child Marriage Worldwide in 2024, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228308/prevalence-of-child-marriage-worldwide/
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Prevalence of child marriage worldwide in 2024, by region [Graph], The Child Marriage Data Portal, December 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228308/prevalence-of-child-marriage-worldwide/
