Anguilla
Prevalence rates
Child marriage by 15
Child marriage by 18
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Other key stats
| Are there Girls Not Brides members? | 1 |
| Does this country have a national strategy or plan? | No |
| Is there a Girls Not Brides National Partnership or coalition? | No |
| Age of marriage without consent or exceptions taken into account | Minimum legal age of marriage below 18 years, taking into account any exceptions |
What's the prevalence rate?
There is no publicly available government data on child marriage in Anguilla.
What drives child marriage in Anguilla?
Child marriage is driven by gender inequality and the belief that women and girls are somehow inferior to men and boys.
There is very little information on child marriage in Anguilla.
What international, regional and national commitments has Anguilla made?
Anguilla is an overseas British territory and therefore the international ratifications of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), has been extended to them.
What is the minimum legal framework around marriage?
Under the Marriage Act 2010, the minimum age of marriage is 18.
Under Section 25 (3) of the Marriage Act 2010, the registrar may grant exceptions for marriage to anyone over the age of 15.
Data sources
- Carvalho, M, UNICEF, Situational analysis of children in Anguilla, 2016, https://www.unicef.org/easterncaribbean/media/846/file/Situation-Analysis-Children-in-Anguilla-2016.pdf (accessed May 2024).
- House of Commons, International treaties and the overseas territories, 2023, https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9707/CBP-9707.pdf (accessed May 2024).