Women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Women who were first married by age 18 was 47.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh, 1994–2025
Source: UNICEF Data, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of women ages 20-24.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 47.2% for women who were first married by age 18 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh peaked at 73.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2025.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 20-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.3% | — |
| 1997 | 68.5% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 65.3% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | -6.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 47.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 68.5% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 68.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 58.6% | 64.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.2% | 50.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 1 Mali 48.5% compare
- 2 Mozambique 48.4% compare
- 4 Madagascar 38.8% compare
- 5 Malawi 38.7% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 38.2% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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 women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh?
- Women who were first married by age 18 in Bangladesh was 47.2% in 2025, according to UNICEF Data, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest women who were first married by age 18 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest women who were first married by age 18 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2025.
- How does Bangladesh rank for women who were first married by age 18?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women who were first married by age 18 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF Data, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.