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Latest items for MARR-DATA-1

Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"The marriage rate for females decreased from 41.6 per 1,000 unmarried resident females aged 15 to 49 years in 2016 to 34.9 in 2020" (39).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Between the ages of 18 and 19, 12% of women and 2% of men are married; between 20 and 24 ages, 59% of women and ¼ of men are married. According to the 2014 Census, only 0.65% of population aged 20–24 were married before the parties to marriage reached 18 years of age." (34).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"[The Tanzania Demographic Health Survey] shows a 5 percent increase in the marriage of adolescent girls in the 15-19 age bracket since the previous survey in 2010 (31%), partly erasing the progress made since 2004 (41%)" (8).
Feb. 18, 2023, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Chad
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-2

"Chad, which is in the middle of the Sahara Desert, has the highest rate of child marriage in the world – 70 per cent of girls are married before they are 18, according to Unicef. Around 30 per cent of girls are married before they turn 15" (Para.7).
June 28, 2022, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"94% of ever-married women age 15-49 are currently married" (29). "In Bangladesh, 80% of women are currently married. Two percent of women are divorced or separated, and 3% are widowed" (41). "Fifteen percent of women age 15-49 have never been married. The proportion of never-married women falls sharply with increasing age, from 57% among those age 15-19 to less than 1% among those age 35 or older. The low proportion of women age 25-29 who have never been married (3%) indicates that marriage is nearly universal in Bangladesh" (41-42).
June 7, 2022, 10:47 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-1, ATDW-DATA-1

"According to the 2009 statistics, the crude marriage rate in China was 9.10 and the crude divorce rate was 1.85‰, with the average age at first marriage higher than the legal age of marriage" (56).
May 30, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

". A survey has shown that more than 700 cases of forced marriage were recorded in Switzerland during the two preceding years. In some 700 further cases, people were forced to remain married. The socioeconomic profile of those applying to an institution in these circumstances varies with the particular type of constraint. Persons forced to marry are mainly young foreign women between 18 and 25 years of age, most of them well integrated. Other problems arise for people prevented from pursuing the relationship of their choice. In that case too, most are young women between 18 and 25 years of age, 69 per cent of them foreigners. Those who are...more
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, MARR-DATA-2

"in the age group between the age of 25 and 29, married or cohabiting men amount to 12%, while women are 34%; between 30 and 34 years the percentages are 48% and 69%, respectively. The girls, however, like their peers, tend to extend their stay in the family of origin or at least temporarily to return after a longer or shorter periods of absence for reasons of study or even after the failed marriage" (104).
Aug. 28, 2021, 11:07 a.m.
Countries: Estonia
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"When comparing the number of registered marriages in 2006 and 2011 some decrease can b e noted from 6954 to 5499. Also, a remarkable decrease can be noted, both among men and women, in marrying at a very young age (15 19). The largest number of newly married persons belong to the age group of 25 29, both among men and women" (41).
May 15, 2021, 7:08 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, MARR-DATA-1

"These studies show how sexism seeps into the work of Chinese divorce courts like a poison in the soil or a miasma in the air. The trouble starts before a judge has even opened a case file. Chinese judges earn promotions by handling cases quickly and for avoiding complaints and appeals. (A typical judge in a family court may hear 200 cases a year.) They are rewarded for pressing plaintiffs to withdraw divorce suits and try once more to patch up their marriages. That is one way to respond to Chinese leaders’ angst about soaring divorce rates. In 2019 4.15m couples parted ways. Just 9.47m got married, a record low...more
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, MARR-DATA-2

"in the age group between the age of 25 and 29, married or cohabiting men amount to 12%, while women are 34%; between 30 and 34 years the percentages are 48% and 69%, respectively. The girls, however, like their peers, tend to extend their stay in the family of origin or at least temporarily to return after a longer or shorter periods of absence for reasons of study or even after the failed marriage" (104).
Jan. 31, 2021, 1:58 p.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: SMES-DATA-3, MARR-DATA-1, WR-DATA-1, ATDW-DATA-1

“According to data from the 2014 census, Angolan families are composed of an average of 4.6 people; 62 per cent of households are headed by men and 38 per cent by women; 14.1 per cent of Angolans are married, 3.5 per cent are widowed, 2.9 per cent are separated or divorced, 33.7 per cent live in domestic partnerships and 46 per cent are single” (pp. 24). Figure “5 Demographic and social indicators from the 2014 census” shows the demographic indicators of the country including marriage rates and head of household rates (pp. 25).
July 26, 2020, 9:25 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"34.5% of women in the 30-34 age cohort and 20% in the 35-39 cohort remained unmarried in the 2010 census" (4).
July 19, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"A majority of women (77%) and men (66%) are currently married, while 21% of women and 33% of men have never been married" (43). "More than three-quarters of women age 15-49 are currently married (77%), as married compared with two-thirds of men (66%). One in every three men (33%) and 21% of women have never been married. Among those less than age 30, women are more likely than men to be currently married. For example, the proportion of young women age 15-19 who are married (27%) is higher than the proportion among men in that age group (6%). Similarly, at age 20-24, 75% of women and 44% of men are...more
July 3, 2020, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Roughly one in seven women (15%) age 15-19 are currently in union, as compared with only 1% of men of the same age. Fifty-five percent of women age 15-49 are married, compared with 50% of men. The percentage of women age 15-49 who are married increases until age 35-39 and begins to drop thereafter. The percentage of married men continues to increase from age 15-19 to age 45-49. Thirty-one percent of women have never been married, 56% are married or living together with a partner as if married, 10% are divorced or separated, and 3% are widowed. Among men, 46% have never been married, 50% are married or living together...more
June 19, 2020, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: MARR-DATA-1, AOM-DATA-1

"According to the 2016 State of the World’s Children Report of the UN Children’s Fund, 6 percent of girls in the country were married before age 18" (27).
June 5, 2020, 1:19 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"The proportion of women who are currently married or living together with a partner is higher than among men (66% versus 54%). Women are less likely than men to have never been married (26% versus 43%) and more likely to be widowed, divorced, or separated (8% versus 4%)" (35). "By age 45-49, only 3% of women and 4% of men have never married. Two-thirds of women (66%) and 54% of men age 15-49 are currently married or living with a partner (Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1). Overall, women are more likely than men to be separated, divorced, or widowed. Women are less likely than men to be single; one in...more
May 31, 2020, 6:36 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Marriage is nearly universal in India. By age 45-49, only 1 percent of women and 2 percent of men have never been married. Seventy-three percent of women and 60 percent of men age 15-49 are currently married. Only a small proportion of women and men (0.3% each) are married, but the gauna ceremony associated with the consummation of marriage has not been performed. The same percentage of women and men age 15-49 are divorced" (155).
May 15, 2020, 7:15 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Women are more likely than men to be currently married or living together with a partner (70% and 57%, respectively). Women are less likely than men to have never been married (25% and 42%, respectively)" (43). "70% of women and 57% of men age 15-49 are currently in union" (79). "By age 45-49, only 2% of both women and men have never been married... Women are less likely to be single; 25% of women and 42% of men have never been married" (79). "Overall, the percentage of women who are currently in union is consistent with the percentage in 2013, when 7 of 10 women were in union. There has...more
May 12, 2020, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Jordan
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"In Jordan, 56% of women and 40% of men age 15-49 are married" (pg 61). "The proportion of the population that is currently married increases with age; 82% of women and 95% of men age 45-49 are married" (pg 61).
April 19, 2020, 11:08 a.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"In Pakistan, 62% of women and 50% of men age 15-49 are currently married. Thirty-five percent of women have never been married, as compared with 49% of men" (68). "Young women age 15-19 are more likely than young men to be currently married (14% versus 3%). Early marriage increases the risk of teenage pregnancy, which can have a profound effect on the health and lives of young women and can contribute to high fertility rates. Trends: The percentage of women who are currently married declined slightly from 64% in 2012-13 to 62% in 2017-18. There was also a slight decline among men, from 51% to 50%" (68).
April 14, 2020, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Among women age 15-49, 72% are currently married or living together, 23% have never been married, and 5% are separated, divorced, or widowed" (25). "In Indonesia, 72% of women are currently married…23% have never married, 3% are divorced or separated, and 2% are widowed" (51). "Nine percent of women age 15-19 are in a union" (51).
March 29, 2020, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"The proportion of women who are currently married or living together with a partner is higher than that among men (69% versus 55%). Women are less likely than men to have never been married (23% versus 41%) and more likely to be widowed, divorced or separated (8% versus 4%)" (33). "Sixty-nine percent of women and 55% of men in the Maldives are currently in a marital union" (57). "There are marked differences in marital status by sex and age. The percentage of women in a union is higher than that among men until age group 35-39. For example, 50% of women age 20-24 are currently married or living together with...more
Feb. 8, 2020, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Thirty-six percent of women and 31% of men age 15-49 are in a union; that is, they are either married or living together with someone as if married. Six in 10 women (59%) and two- thirds of men (65%) have never been in a union" (57).
Feb. 5, 2020, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Sixty-one percent of women and 49% of men age 15-49 are currently married (also referred to as currently in a union), that is, they are either married or living together. (Table 4.1)" (pg 55). "The percentage of women age 15-49 who are currently in a union has remained the same since the previous TLDHS of 2009-10; the percentage of men who are currently in union has declined slightly from 53% to 49%" (pg 55).
Dec. 14, 2019, 3:07 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"As recently as the mid-1990s, only one in 20 women in Japan had never been married by the time they turned 50, according to government census figures. But by 2015, the most recent year for which statistics are available, that had changed drastically, with one in seven women remaining unmarried by that age. And for women ages 35 to 39, the percentage was even higher: Nearly a quarter had never been married, compared with only about 10 percent two decades earlier" (para 9-10). "Last year, the number of couples getting married hit the lowest level since the end of World War II, according to government estimates. It was the sixth...more
Aug. 21, 2019, 10:15 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Fifty-eight percent of women are currently married compared with 49 percent of men" (35).
July 8, 2019, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Among respondents age 15-49, women are more likely than men to be either married or living together with a partner (61% versus 54%), divorced or separated (11% versus 5%), or widowed (3% versus 0.3%). A higher proportion of men (41%) than women (26%) have never been married" (45).
June 10, 2019, 5:45 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Among respondents age 15-49, women are more likely than men to be married (62% versus 53%), divorced/separated (10% versus 3%), or widowed (3% versus <1%)" (31).
June 5, 2019, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: MARR-DATA-1

"Nearly two-thirds of the women (64 percent) and more than half of the men (55 percent) are married or living together" (31).