Eastern Europe
Belarus
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Married by 15: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 15
Married by 18: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 18
Prevalence of child marriage
- Belarus
- Eastern Europe
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Belarus and Eastern Europe from 1994 to 2024.
In Belarus, 8% of girls in 1994 married before age 18, compared with 5% in 2019, which is the latest available value.
In Eastern Europe, the prevalence was 10% in 1999 and was 6% in 2024.
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| Year | Belarus | Eastern Europe |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.6% | |
| 1999 | 9.7% | 9.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | 9.6% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | 6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | 7.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% |
Belarus
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Levels of child marriage vary across different parts of Belarus. See the range of values within the country, and explore the map for details.
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Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Belarus in 2019
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Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Belarus in 2019
The map shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) across Belarus. Data refer to 2019, the latest year with available data.
The practice is most common in Vitebsk (20%), Mogilev (7%), Gomel (5%), and Minsk (3%).
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| Year | Brest | Gomel | Grodno | Minsk | Minsk City | Mogilev | Vitebsk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 20.3% |
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Prevalence of child marriage
- Belarus
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Belarus from 1994 to 2019.
In Belarus, 8% of girls in 1994 married before age 18, compared with 5% in 2019, which is the latest available value.
Residence
Child marriage prevalence
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The bubble chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) disaggregated by residence in Belarus. Data refer to the latest available year.
In Belarus, 5% of girls married before age 18. The prevalence is 9% of girls in rural areas, compared with 4% in urban areas.
For more data related to child marriage, please see the child marriage country profiles available on the UNICEF Data website
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