Middle East and North Africa
Under 18 prevalence in Middle East and North Africa
Top 5 countries with the highest prevalence rates of child marriage in Middle East and North Africa
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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 Middle East and North Africa
Top 5 countries with the highest absolute numbers of child marriage in Middle East and North Africa
| Position | Country |
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| 1 | |
| 2 |
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 Middle East and North Africa
Data sources
- UNICEF, State of the World's Children, 2017.
Ending Child Marriage: Progress and Prospects. UNICEF (2014)
Under Siege: The Devastating Impact on Children of Three Years of Conflict in Syria. UNICEF (2014)