7% of girls in Samoa are married before their 18th birthday and 1% are married before the age of 15.
2% of boys in Samoa are married before the age of 18.
Child marriage is most prevalent in the Savaii region with 10% of women between the ages of 20-24 married before the age of 18, 8% in North West Upolu, 8% in the rest of Upolu and 5% in Apia Urban Area.
Women between the ages of 15-24 very often marry men who are5 to9 years older than them. In the Savaii region, 32% of these women have a 5 to9 year spousal age difference, 26% in Apia Urban Area, 19% in North West Upolu and 25% in the rest of Upolu.