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UNICEF CHILDINFO

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January 2013 Site Update

Percentage of Young Women Aged 20–24 Who Were First Married/In Union Before the Age of 18

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Country or territory

Total

 

Residence

Wealth Index Quintile

Source

Urban

Rural

Poorest

Second

Middle

Fourth

Richest

Afghanistan

40

 

30

43

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010-11

Albania

10

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2008-09

Algeria

2

 

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2006

Andorra

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Angola

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Antigua and Barbuda

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Argentina

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Armenia

7

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Australia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Austria

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Azerbaijan

12

 

10

15

17

14

15

9

8

DHS 2006

Bahamas

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Bahrain

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Bangladesh

66

 

53

70

83

77

73

68

53

DHS 2007

Barbados

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Belarus

7

 

6

10

16

9

8

5

2

MICS 2005

Belgium

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Belize

26

 

23

29

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2011

Benin

34

 

19

47

57

51

45

27

11

DHS 2006

Bhutan

26

 

17

31

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

22

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2008

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6

 

2

7

3

3

4

5

14

MICS 2006

Botswana

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Brazil

36

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PNDS 2006

Brunei Darussalam

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Bulgaria

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Burkina Faso

52

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Burundi

20

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Cambodia

18

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Cameroon

36

 

23

57

71

54

47

28

11

MICS 2006

Canada

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Cape Verde

18

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2005

Central African Republic

68

 

66

70

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010 prelim

Chad

68

 

54

73

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Chile

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

China

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Colombia

23

 

20

36

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Comoros

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Congo

33

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

AIS 2009

Cook Islands

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Costa Rica

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Côte d'Ivoire

35

 

27

43

47

43

43

31

18

AIS 2005

Croatia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Cuba

40

 

37

51

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010-11

Cyprus

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Czech Republic

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

39

 

27

45

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Denmark

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Djibouti

5

 

5

13

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2006

Dominica

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Dominican Republic

41

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ENHOGAR 2009-10

Ecuador

22

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ENDEMAIN 2004

Egypt

17

 

9

22

37

29

23

16

8

DHS 2008

El Salvador

25

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

FESAL 2008

Equatorial Guinea

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Eritrea

47

 

31

60

46

64

66

48

21

DHS 2002

Estonia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Ethiopia

41

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2011

Fiji

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Finland

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

France

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Gabon

34

x

30

49

47

43

27

31

26

DHS 2000

Gambia

36

 

24

51

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010 prelim

Georgia

14

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RHS 2010

Germany

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Ghana

21

 

12

32

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2011 prelim

Greece

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Grenada

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Guatemala

30

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ENSMI 2008/09

Guinea

63

 

45

75

79

74

75

55

46

DHS 2005

Guinea-Bissau

22

 

12

32

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010 prelim

Guyana

23

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2009

Haiti

30

 

27

33

38

32

32

35

19

DHS 2005-06

Holy See

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Honduras

39

 

33

46

52

51

46

35

19

DHS 2005-06

Hungary

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Iceland

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

India

47

 

29

56

75

67

52

37

16

NFHS 2005-06

Indonesia

22

 

13

30

31

33

32

27

18

DHS 2007

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Iraq

17

 

16

19

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2006

Ireland

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Israel

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Italy

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Jamaica

9

 

7

11

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2005

Japan

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Jordan

10

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Interim DHS 2009

Kazakhstan

6

 

5

8

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010-11

Kenya

26

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2008-09

Kiribati

20

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2009

Kuwait

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Kyrgyzstan

10

 

7

14

17

7

14

12

5

MICS 2006

Lao People's Democratic Republic

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Latvia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Lebanon

6

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2009

Lesotho

19

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2009

Liberia

38

 

25

49

57

48

43

31

18

DHS 2007

Libya

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Liechtenstein

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Lithuania

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Luxembourg

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Madagascar

48

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2008-09

Malawi

50

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Malaysia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Maldives

4

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2009

Mali

55

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010 prelim

Malta

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Marshall Islands

26

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2007

Mauritania

35

 

27

44

51

46

39

33

20

MICS 2007

Mauritius

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Mexico

23

 

19

31

-

-

-

-

-

ENADID 2009

Micronesia (Federated States of)

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Monaco

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Mongolia

5

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010 prelim

Montenegro

5

 

5

5

10

9

2

3

1

MICS 2005

Morocco

16

 

12

21

23

22

16

11

8

DHS 2003-04

Mozambique

56

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

AIS 2009

Myanmar

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Namibia

9

 

6

11

18

7

13

6

1

DHS 2006-07

Nauru

27

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2007

Nepal

41

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2011

Netherlands

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

New Zealand

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Nicaragua

41

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ENDESA 2006-07

Niger

75

 

42

84

81

83

84

84

48

DHS 2006

Nigeria

39

 

22

50

71

65

43

23

11

DHS 2008

Niue

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Norway

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Oman

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Pakistan

24

 

16

29

46

36

30

27

18

DHS 2006-07

Palau

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Panama

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Papua New Guinea

21

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2006

Paraguay

18

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

RHS 2004

Peru

19

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS (Cont. s.) 2011

Philippines

14

 

11

19

35

23

13

8

5

DHS 2008

Poland

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Portugal

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Qatar

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Republic of Korea

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Republic of Moldova

19

 

16

22

23

28

19

13

17

DHS 2005

Romania

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Russian Federation

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Rwanda

8

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

Saint Kitts and Nevis

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Saint Lucia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Samoa

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

San Marino

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Sao Tome and Principe

34

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2008-09

Saudi Arabia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Senegal

33

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010-11

Serbia

5

 

5

6

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Seychelles

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Sierra Leone

44

 

31

51

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Singapore

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Slovakia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Slovenia

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Solomon Islands

22

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2007

Somalia

45

 

35

52

44

59

56

43

28

MICS 2006

South Africa

6

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2003

South Sudan

52

 

51

52

-

-

-

-

-

SHHS-2 2010 prelim

Spain

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Sri Lanka

12

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2006-07

State of Palestine

19

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PCBS 2004

Sudan

33

 

22

39

-

-

-

-

-

SHHS-2 2010 prelim

Suriname

19

 

14

33

45

18

15

12

11

MICS 2006

Swaziland

7

 

7

6

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Sweden

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Switzerland

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Syrian Arab Republic

13

 

15

12

11

16

15

15

10

MICS 2006

Tajikistan

13

 

13

13

15

10

11

13

15

MICS 2005

Thailand

20

 

12

23

30

28

23

16

5

MICS 2005-06

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

7

 

5

9

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2011 prelim

Timor-Leste

19

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2009

Togo

25

 

15

36

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2010

Tonga

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Trinidad and Tobago

8

 

-

-

17

12

6

4

3

MICS 2006

Tunisia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Turkey

14

 

13

17

28

26

20

17

10

DHS 2008

Turkmenistan

7

 

9

6

8

5

8

6

10

MICS 2006

Tuvalu

10

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2007

Uganda

40

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2011

Ukraine

10

 

8

18

21

11

9

8

8

DHS 2007

United Arab Emirates

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

United Kingdom

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

United Republic of Tanzania

37

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010

United States

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Uruguay

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Uzbekistan

7

 

9

7

7

7

10

6

7

MICS 2006

Vanuatu

27

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2007

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Viet Nam

9

 

4

12

-

-

-

-

-

MICS 2011

Yemen

32

 

28

35

49

35

27

34

23

MICS 2006

Zambia

42

 

26

53

63

55

48

41

13

DHS 2007

Zimbabwe

31

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

DHS 2010-11



Notes:
AIS: AIDS Indicator Surveys
Cont. s.: Continuous survey (Peru)
DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
ENADID: Encuesta Nacional de la Dinamica Demográfica (Mexico)
ENDEMAIN: Encuesta demográfica y de salud materno infantile (Ecuador)
ENDESA: Encuesta Nicaraguense de Demografia y Salud (Nicaragua)
ENHOGAR: Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (Dominican Republic)
ENSMI: Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil (Guatemala)
FESAL: Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar (El Salvador)
MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
NFHS: National Family Health Survey (India)
PCBS: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
PNDS: Pesquisa Nacional Demografia e Saúde (Brazil)
RHS: Reproductive Health Surveys
SHHS: Sudan Household Health Survey
"-" Data not available
x Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages.

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