Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru
Peru: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru is 1.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru peaked at 5.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.7, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.2 | — |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.38 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.73 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Peru was 1.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Peru ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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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