The graph shows the share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016. In Nicaragua, the share was the highest and amounted to 41 percent. Fertility rate in Nicaragua was at 2.23 in 2015, i.e. that on average, Nicaraguan women bore 2.23 children in their lifetime (data as of 2015).
Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016
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Girls Not Brides. (January 19, 2017). Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/
Girls Not Brides. "Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/
Girls Not Brides. (2017). Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/
Girls Not Brides. "Share of Women Aged 20 to 24 Who Were First Married or in Union before They Turned 18 in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/
Girls Not Brides, Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of women aged 20 to 24 who were first married or in union before they turned 18 in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2016 [Graph], Girls Not Brides, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/704685/child-marriage-latin-america/
