Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
7.1
in 2014
All-time low
2.4
in 2023
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco peaked at 7.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2023.
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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.1 | — |
| 2014 | 7.1 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 5 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.78 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.08 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4 | -22.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.41 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.23 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Morocco was 3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Morocco ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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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