Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo
São Paulo: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 0.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo is 0.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo peaked at 2.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7, 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 São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.8 | — |
| 2014 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5 | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.92 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.96 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5 |
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- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in São Paulo was 0.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2024.
- How does São Paulo rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- São Paulo ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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