Latest items for AOM-DATA-2
Nov. 2, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there had been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan since the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021. They also said there has been a 45 per cent increase in child bearing across the country" (para 43).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there had been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan since the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021. They also said there has been a 45 per cent increase in child bearing across the country" (para 43).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Yemen more than two-thirds of girls are now married under the age of 18. Before the conflict escalated, this was around one in two" (para 29).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Yemen more than two-thirds of girls are now married under the age of 18. Before the conflict escalated, this was around one in two" (para 29).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, AOM-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"In China, the minimum age for marriage is 22 for men and 20 for women. But UNICEF estimates that there are more than 35 million girls who married before the age of 18" (para 32).
Variables: AOM-LAW-1, AOM-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2
"In China, the minimum age for marriage is 22 for men and 20 for women. But UNICEF estimates that there are more than 35 million girls who married before the age of 18" (para 32).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Absolute figures distort the scale. India, with an estimated 216.65 million child brides, has a population of 1.4 billion people. China has slightly fewer" (para 37). "UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every years. Nearly 16 per cent of adolescent girls between 15 and 19 were married at the time data was gathered" (para 49).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Absolute figures distort the scale. India, with an estimated 216.65 million child brides, has a population of 1.4 billion people. China has slightly fewer" (para 37). "UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every years. Nearly 16 per cent of adolescent girls between 15 and 19 were married at the time data was gathered" (para 49).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Romania
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The West is not entirely exempt. Romania, which is a member of the European Union and the 35th largest economy globally by GDP (PPP), reports one per cent of girls are married by the age of 15. Seven per cent marry before the age of 18" (para 46).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The West is not entirely exempt. Romania, which is a member of the European Union and the 35th largest economy globally by GDP (PPP), reports one per cent of girls are married by the age of 15. Seven per cent marry before the age of 18" (para 46).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:26 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep, Chad, Mali, Niger
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF’s global database (2020), Niger has the world’s highest prevalence: 76 per cent of women were married or in a union before 18. The Central African Republic and Chad both report 61 per cent, Mali, 54" (para 39).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF’s global database (2020), Niger has the world’s highest prevalence: 76 per cent of women were married or in a union before 18. The Central African Republic and Chad both report 61 per cent, Mali, 54" (para 39).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:26 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Laos, Nepal
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Prevalence across Asia is much lower, with notable exceptions. In Bangladesh, 51 per cent of girls are married before the age of 18. Nepal reports 35 per cent and Laos reports 33 per cent. Afghanistan reports 29 per cent, just ahead of Iraq on 28" (para 40).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Prevalence across Asia is much lower, with notable exceptions. In Bangladesh, 51 per cent of girls are married before the age of 18. Nepal reports 35 per cent and Laos reports 33 per cent. Afghanistan reports 29 per cent, just ahead of Iraq on 28" (para 40).
Oct. 30, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there has been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021" (para 6).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"UN Women reported last year that there has been a 25 per cent rise in child marriages in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned girls' education in 2021" (para 6).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:32 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Currently in Iraq, the minimum age of marriage is 18, but a 2023 UN survey found that 28 per cent of girls in Iraq were married before they turned 18" (para. 9).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Currently in Iraq, the minimum age of marriage is 18, but a 2023 UN survey found that 28 per cent of girls in Iraq were married before they turned 18" (para. 9).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:18 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The 2023/24 Amnesty International Report revealed that an estimated 33% of women between the ages of 20 and 24 were first married before they turned 18" (para 12).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The 2023/24 Amnesty International Report revealed that an estimated 33% of women between the ages of 20 and 24 were first married before they turned 18" (para 12).
Aug. 31, 2025, 9:08 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
“The law sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 for men and women… According to UNICEF, 67 percent of girls were married before age 18 and 30 percent before the age of 15” (Page 16-17).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
“The law sets the minimum age for marriage at 18 for men and women… According to UNICEF, 67 percent of girls were married before age 18 and 30 percent before the age of 15” (Page 16-17).
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Globally, Indonesia ranked 7 out of 73 countries in child marriage and ranked second in ASEAN. National Statistic (2017) notified 25,71% from 23% in 2015… Social-Economic Survey (SUSENAS, 2018) showed : 1 of the 8 women between 20-24 year married under the age of 18 years old" (19).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Globally, Indonesia ranked 7 out of 73 countries in child marriage and ranked second in ASEAN. National Statistic (2017) notified 25,71% from 23% in 2015… Social-Economic Survey (SUSENAS, 2018) showed : 1 of the 8 women between 20-24 year married under the age of 18 years old" (19).
April 4, 2025, 9:39 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"69% of women said they knew a girl who had been married at 'an inappropriate age' since the Taliban took power" (para 15).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"69% of women said they knew a girl who had been married at 'an inappropriate age' since the Taliban took power" (para 15).
April 3, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"A 2020 UN report found that 35 per cent of Somali women aged 20 to 24 had been married before turning 18, with the rate previously as high as 45 per cent in 2017" (para 15).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"A 2020 UN report found that 35 per cent of Somali women aged 20 to 24 had been married before turning 18, with the rate previously as high as 45 per cent in 2017" (para 15).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The vast majority of child marriages that occur in the Dominican Republic affect girls and adolescents and according to ENHOGAR-MICS 2014 23.4% of adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age in child marriages or unions had a male spouse at least 10 years older than them" (15).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"The vast majority of child marriages that occur in the Dominican Republic affect girls and adolescents and according to ENHOGAR-MICS 2014 23.4% of adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age in child marriages or unions had a male spouse at least 10 years older than them" (15).
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[A]lmost one in five girls in Peru is married before the age of 18" (8).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[A]lmost one in five girls in Peru is married before the age of 18" (8).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"However Mauritania still ranks among countries with high prevalence of child marriage globally. In 2015, the National Office of Statistics estimated that 15.6 percent of women between 15 and 49 were married before the age of 15 and 35.2 percent of women between 20 and 49 were married before the age of 18" (2). "Thousands of people from minority Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian groups live as domestic servants and child bridesth subjected to violence and abuse" (3).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"However Mauritania still ranks among countries with high prevalence of child marriage globally. In 2015, the National Office of Statistics estimated that 15.6 percent of women between 15 and 49 were married before the age of 15 and 35.2 percent of women between 20 and 49 were married before the age of 18" (2). "Thousands of people from minority Haratine and Afro-Mauritanian groups live as domestic servants and child bridesth subjected to violence and abuse" (3).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Niger, 77% of women aged 20 to 24 are married before age 18, the highest rate in the world. According to a 2019 UNICEF study, over the last ten years the rate of child marriage has hardly decreased in Niger" (3).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"In Niger, 77% of women aged 20 to 24 are married before age 18, the highest rate in the world. According to a 2019 UNICEF study, over the last ten years the rate of child marriage has hardly decreased in Niger" (3).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to data from the Central Electoral Board, from 2015 to 2018, 968 marriages of minors aged between 14 and 17, of whom 129 were males and 839 were females, were registered (see annex A). According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women...more
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to data from the Central Electoral Board, from 2015 to 2018, 968 marriages of minors aged between 14 and 17, of whom 129 were males and 839 were females, were registered (see annex A). According to a 2018 analysis of the situation with regard to adolescent pregnancy in the Dominican Republic, among women aged between 20 and 24, 12 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 15 and 36 per cent had been married or in a union before the age of 18, with no legal consequences; the proportions were much higher in the poorest quintile, in which 51.7 per cent of women...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 9:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"However, Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, said there had been a worsening trend of forced and child marriages in Afghanistan, despite a Taliban order in December 2021 that banned forced marriages. 'Many Afghans have informed me that forced and child marriages still occur widely with impunity, including with Taliban members, especially in rural and remote areas. 'The ban on girls’ education above grade 6 increases exposure of girls to abuse, including early marriage. These marriages often lead to more suffering for women and girls, including marital rape, abuse, forced pregnancy and forced labour'" (para 28-30).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"However, Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, said there had been a worsening trend of forced and child marriages in Afghanistan, despite a Taliban order in December 2021 that banned forced marriages. 'Many Afghans have informed me that forced and child marriages still occur widely with impunity, including with Taliban members, especially in rural and remote areas. 'The ban on girls’ education above grade 6 increases exposure of girls to abuse, including early marriage. These marriages often lead to more suffering for women and girls, including marital rape, abuse, forced pregnancy and forced labour'" (para 28-30).
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Ugandan girls frequently marry before reaching the age of 18—in 2016, approximately 20% of Ugandan girls aged 15 to 19 were already married. Thirty-four percent of women aged 20 to 24 had married before the age of 18, and 7% had married before the age of 15" (3).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Ugandan girls frequently marry before reaching the age of 18—in 2016, approximately 20% of Ugandan girls aged 15 to 19 were already married. Thirty-four percent of women aged 20 to 24 had married before the age of 18, and 7% had married before the age of 15" (3).
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:09 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[D]ata from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys indicates that girls in Mauritania are commonly being married at ages younger than 18; in 2015, nearly 30% of girls aged 15 to 19 were married. In the same year, 18% of women aged 20-24 reported having been married before the age of 15, and 37% reported having been married before the age of 18" (3). "[D]ata from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys indicates that girls in Mauritania are commonly being married at ages younger than 18; in 2015, nearly 30% of girls aged 15 to 19 were married. Additionally, during the same year, 18% of women aged 20-24 reported having...more
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"[D]ata from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys indicates that girls in Mauritania are commonly being married at ages younger than 18; in 2015, nearly 30% of girls aged 15 to 19 were married. In the same year, 18% of women aged 20-24 reported having been married before the age of 15, and 37% reported having been married before the age of 18" (3). "[D]ata from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys indicates that girls in Mauritania are commonly being married at ages younger than 18; in 2015, nearly 30% of girls aged 15 to 19 were married. Additionally, during the same year, 18% of women aged 20-24 reported having...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to the NGO, Girls Not Brides, Malawi has one of the highest child marriage rates in Eastern and Southern Africa, with 42% of girls already married by the age of 18" (para 9).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to the NGO, Girls Not Brides, Malawi has one of the highest child marriage rates in Eastern and Southern Africa, with 42% of girls already married by the age of 18" (para 9).
Feb. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to Iran’s Civil Code, marriage of girls under the age of 13 is permitted only with approval and discretion of a court. However, an analysis of the latest raw data from the regime’s Civil Registration Organization in 2020 reveals that 767 marriages involving girls under 13 years old were officially registered across Iran that year" (Para 8). "Using the international standard of 18 years as the benchmark for child marriage, more than one-fifth of registered marriages in Iran qualify as “child marriages,” according to the latest statistics. This means that out of approximately 557,000 registered marriages in 2020, in 118,000 cases, the bride was under the age of 18"...more
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to Iran’s Civil Code, marriage of girls under the age of 13 is permitted only with approval and discretion of a court. However, an analysis of the latest raw data from the regime’s Civil Registration Organization in 2020 reveals that 767 marriages involving girls under 13 years old were officially registered across Iran that year" (Para 8). "Using the international standard of 18 years as the benchmark for child marriage, more than one-fifth of registered marriages in Iran qualify as “child marriages,” according to the latest statistics. This means that out of approximately 557,000 registered marriages in 2020, in 118,000 cases, the bride was under the age of 18"...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: AOM-DATA-2, MABFC-DATA-1
"The committee nevertheless notes with concern… (c) The relatively high rates of early pregnancy and school dropout among girls, due also to child marriage" (11).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2, MABFC-DATA-1
"The committee nevertheless notes with concern… (c) The relatively high rates of early pregnancy and school dropout among girls, due also to child marriage" (11).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, 18% of girls were married by age 15, and 37% were married by age 18" (1).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, 18% of girls were married by age 15, and 37% were married by age 18" (1).
Jan. 24, 2025, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Teenage weddings in Scotland are relatively uncommon – only 18 marriages out of more than 30,000 last year involved one or both parties being under the age of 18" (para 5).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Teenage weddings in Scotland are relatively uncommon – only 18 marriages out of more than 30,000 last year involved one or both parties being under the age of 18" (para 5).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"'According to UNICEF, approximately 975,000 girls in Iraq were married before the age of 15, twice as many as in 1990'" (9).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"'According to UNICEF, approximately 975,000 girls in Iraq were married before the age of 15, twice as many as in 1990'" (9).
Jan. 22, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Child marriage has been a longstanding issue in Iraq, where 28% of girls were married before they turned 18, a 2023 UN survey found" (para 7).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Child marriage has been a longstanding issue in Iraq, where 28% of girls were married before they turned 18, a 2023 UN survey found" (para 7).
Jan. 10, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Key gender indicators that are missing or not publicly available include the proportion of people living in extreme poverty; the share of women who were married before 18 years of age; and the percentage of women age 15-49 who have experienced violence by a former husband or partner" (para 20). The lack of a statistic for women married under the age of 18 indicates that either they couldn't be bothered to collect it (general apathy about it) or it was incredibly high and therefore incriminating (MB2-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Key gender indicators that are missing or not publicly available include the proportion of people living in extreme poverty; the share of women who were married before 18 years of age; and the percentage of women age 15-49 who have experienced violence by a former husband or partner" (para 20). The lack of a statistic for women married under the age of 18 indicates that either they couldn't be bothered to collect it (general apathy about it) or it was incredibly high and therefore incriminating (MB2-CODER COMMENT).