Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
4.6
Romania
Lowest
1.2
Serbia
Median
1.7
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
336
What the numbers show
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 4.6 in Romania; the lowest is 1.2 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7, and the mean is 1.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 4.6 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 3 | Panama | 2.4 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 4 | Albania | 2.3 | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 5 | Malta | 2 | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 6 | Tonga | 1.8 | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 1.7 | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 1.7 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 1.7 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 10 | Montserrat | 1.4 | 2024 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 1.4 | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 1.4 | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 1.3 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 1.3 | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 16 | Seychelles | 1.2 | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 1.2 | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Acre 3.2
- Piauí 1.9
- Paraíba 1.8
- Goiás 1.6
- Ceará 1.4
- Roraima 1.4
- Rio Grande do Norte 1.1
- Amapá 0.9
- São Paulo 0.7
- Distrito Federal 0.6
- Rio de Janeiro 0.5