This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across India about the median age of first pregnancy among married women in 2013-14, based on wealth index. During that time period, women who belonged to the lowest category of the wealth index were first pregnant at about 20 years old.
Median age at first pregnancy among married women across India in 2014, by wealth index*
* Among ever married women between 15 and 49 years old.
The wealth index in this survey was constructed using data on household possession of assets, infrastructure and housing characteristics collected in the household questionnaire.
Note: The legal age for marriage in India is 18 years for women and 21 years for men, although there are exceptions under the Muslim and Hindu Marriage Act respectively.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Median age at first pregnancy among married women across India in 2014, by wealth index* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680357/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-wealth-index-india/
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Median age at first pregnancy among married women across India in 2014, by wealth index*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680357/median-age-at-first-pregnancy-by-wealth-index-india/
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