Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar is 1.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar peaked at 4.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.7 | — |
| 2014 | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.06 | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 1.71 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.37 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.81 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Madagascar was 1.4 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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