Underage marriage rates among female children in India 2014-2020

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Manya Rathore,
Sep 22, 2023
In India, the underage marriage rate among female children of 15 years or younger amounted to seven percent from 2014 to 2020. During the same period, approximately 27 percent of female children got married by the age of 18 across the country.

Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020

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October 2021

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India

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2014-2020

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