In 2021, nearly 11 percent of women aged 20-24 years in Sub-Saharan Africa were married or in a union before age 15. Roughly 35 percent were married before completing 18 years. Among countries, the Central African Republic and Chad had the highest rates of child marriage in the region.
Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
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UNICEF. (August 1, 2021). Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/
UNICEF. "Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021." Chart. August 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/
UNICEF. (2021). Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/
UNICEF. "Share of Women Who Were Married or in Union by Age 15 or 18 in Sub-saharan Africa in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/
UNICEF, Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 [Graph], UNICEF, August 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269955/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa/
