Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest proportion of teenage brides (women aged 20-24 who were married before the age of 18) are:
- Niger (76% of women)
- Central African Republic (68% of women)
- Chad (67% of women)
- Bangladesh (59% of women)
- Mali (52% of women)
- South Sudan (52% of women)
- Burkina Faso (52% of women)
- Guinea (51% of women)
- Mozambique (48% of women)
- Malawi (46% of women)
World Top Ten Countries by Highest Proportion of Teenage Brides |
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| Country | 15-19 Year old Girls Who have ever been Marries(%) | ||||
| Dem. Rep. of Congo | 74.2 | ||||
| Congo | 55.0 | ||||
| Afghanistan | 53.7 | ||||
| Bangladesh | 51.3 | ||||
| Uganda | 49.8 | ||||
| Mali | 49.7 | ||||
| Guinea | 49.0 | ||||
| Chad | 48.6 | ||||
| Mozambique | 43.8 | ||||
| Senegal | 43.8 | ||||