Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Under 18 prevalence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Top 5 countries with the highest prevalence rates of child marriage in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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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 Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Top 5 countries with the highest absolute numbers of child marriage in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
| Position | Country |
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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 Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Data sources
- UNICEF, State of the World's Children, 2017.
- UNFPA, Child marriage in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: regional overview, 2014