Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of was 1,439 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar stood at 1,439. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar peaked at 5,380 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,439, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,380 | — |
| 2014 | 5,052 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4,534 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 3,839 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 3,350 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 2,854 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 2,376 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1,856 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 2,169 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 1,791 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 1,572 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 1,439 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,912 | 2,376 | 5,380 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,765 | 1,439 | 2,169 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Brazil 12,441 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 1,000 compare
- 4 Panama 807 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 748 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar?
- Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Madagascar was 1,439 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5,380 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,439 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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