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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Share of female children
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UNICEF. (October 5, 2021). Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317247/india-child-marriages-among-female-children/
UNICEF. "Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317247/india-child-marriages-among-female-children/
UNICEF. (2021). Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317247/india-child-marriages-among-female-children/
UNICEF. "Share of Female Children Married Underage in India from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317247/india-child-marriages-among-female-children/
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Share of female children married underage in India from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], UNICEF, October 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317247/india-child-marriages-among-female-children/