Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil
Brazil: Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of was 12,441 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12,441
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
46,128
in 2014
All-time low
12,441
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil stood at 12,441. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil peaked at 46,128 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12,441, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45,816 | — |
| 2014 | 46,128 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41,820 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 35,869 | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 31,195 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 26,770 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 22,148 | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 16,519 | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 17,984 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 15,864 | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 13,588 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 12,441 | -8.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 12,441 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 422, 29.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35,678 | 22,148 | 46,128 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,279 | 12,441 | 17,984 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Madagascar 1,439 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 1,000 compare
- 4 Panama 807 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil?
- Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Brazil was 12,441 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 46,128 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,441 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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