Prevalence rates

Child marriage by 15

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Child marriage by 18

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Age of marriage without consent or exceptions taken into account Minimum legal age of marriage below 18 years
What's the prevalence rate?

10% of girls and 3% of boys in Tonga are married before their 18th birthday.

Child marriage is prevalent in Tongatapu with 6% (2% of men) of women and girls between the ages of 20-24 married before 18 years, Vava´u with 6% (5% of men); Ha´apai 9% (2% of men), Eua 10% (3% of men) and Ongo Niua 6% (4% of men).

53% of married women between the ages of 20-24 had a 0-4 year age difference with their husband, 20% had a 5-9 year age difference and 9% had a 10 or more years of age difference.

What drives child marriage in Tonga?

What international, regional and national commitments has Tonga made?

What is the government doing to address child marriage?

What is the minimum legal framework around marriage?

Content featuring Tonga

Report

Child, early and forced marriage legislation in 37 Asia-Pacific countries

This report reviews child marriage laws in 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, providing country profiles for each of these countries.

Research article

Child marriage and youth voices: online survey findings

This short paper summarises the findings of a survey Girls Not Brides conducted with over 100 young activists who are working to end child marriage.

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