Between 2014 and 2020, 16 percent of women in Nigeria were married before age 15, whereas 43 percent were before age 18. The share of men married before 18 years old was three percent.
Child marriage in Nigeria between 2014 and 2020, by gender
Percentage of women 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 15 years old; percentage of women 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years old; percentage of men 20–24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years old.
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