Western Europe

Belgium

Summary

Explore how common child marriage is throughout the country, how levels have changed over time, and how the situation in this country compares to others.

Absolute number

Prevalence

N/A

Married by 15: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 15

0%
N/A

Married by 18: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 18

0%

Prevalence of child marriage

  • Western Europe
  • Belgium
Child marriage age
Show table of data
YearWestern EuropeBelgium
20200.1%
Child marriage age
Compare with other countries

Belgium

Child Marriage
Prevalence

Residence

  • Urban
  • Rural
Show Residence table of data
YearUrbanRural

Wealth

  • Poorest
  • Second
  • Middle
  • Fourth
  • Richest
Show Wealth table of data
YearPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest

Education

  • No schooling
  • Primary education
  • Secondary or higher
Show Education table of data
YearNo schoolingPrimary educationSecondary or higher
Child marriage age

Compare countries

How does Belgium compare to other countries?

Prevalence of child marriage

  • Belgium
Child marriage age
Show table of data
YearBelgium
20200.1%

Residence

Child marriage prevalence

Review the data to find if girls living in rural areas are more likely to marry in childhood than girls in urban areas

Show table of data
CountryUrbanRuralTotal prevalence
Belgium0.1%
Perspective
Child marriage age

For more data related to child marriage, please see the child marriage country profiles available on the UNICEF Data website

UNICEF Data

Explore other countries

Where does child marriage occur?

Drag to rotate the map

Select Other Country

Back to Country Profiles