East Asia and Pacific
Under 18 prevalence in East Asia and Pacific
Top 5 countries with the highest prevalence rates of child marriage in East Asia and Pacific
| Position | Country |
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| 2 | |
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Percentage of women 20-24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years old. Source: UNICEF global databases 2020, based on Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and other national surveys.
Under 18 burden in East Asia and Pacific
Top 5 countries with the highest absolute numbers of child marriage in East Asia and Pacific
| Position | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 |
Number (in thousands) of women 20-24 years old who were first married or in union before they were 18 years. Based on population in 2019. Source: Population data from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.
Countries in East Asia and Pacific
Data sources
- UNICEF, State of the World's Children, 2017.
Just Married, Just a child: Child Marriage in the Indo-Pacific Region. Plan Australia (2014).
Ending Child Marriage: Progress and Prospects. UNICEF (2014).