India has the largest number of child brides in the world. As of May 2020, it counted 15.6 million women aged 20 to 24 years who were married or in a partnership before the age of 18. Bangladesh and Nigeria followed with 4.4 million and 3.7 million young women who were married before turning 18.
Top-10 countries with the highest absolute numbers of child marriages as of May 2020
(in 1,000s)
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