Where Are There Still Child Brides?
Child Marriage Is Currently Legal in 44 States (Only Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island Have Set the Minimum Age at 18...
Child marriage is currently legal in 44 states (only Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island have set the minimum age at 18 and eliminated all exceptions), and 20 U.S. states do not require any minimum age for marriage, with a parental or judicial waiver.
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What countries still have child brides?
Yet millions of girls are at risk of child marriage.
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Top countries for child marriage
- Niger* — 76%
- Central African Republic* — 68%
- Chad* — 67%
- Bangladesh* — 59%
- Mali* — 52%
- South Sudan* — 52%
- Burkina Faso — 52%
- Guinea — 51%
Where are child brides most common?
Niger has the highest overall prevalence of child marriage in the world. However, Bangladesh has the highest rate of marriage involving girls under age 15. South Asia is home to almost half (42 per cent) of all child brides worldwide; India alone accounts for one third of the global total.
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