Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 0.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Rio de Janeiro, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Rio de Janeiro recorded 0.5 for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 1.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5, 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 Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.7 | — |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.65 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.64 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.36 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.598 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 5 |
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- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.1 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Rio de Janeiro?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Rio de Janeiro was 0.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2023.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro 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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