Southern Asia
Bhutan
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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
- Bhutan
- Southern Asia
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Bhutan and Southern Asia from 2000 to 2025.
In Southern Asia, the prevalence was 52% in 2000 and was 25% in 2025.
Data for Bhutan are not available.
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| Year | Bhutan | Southern Asia |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | |
| 2005 | 48.8% | |
| 2010 | 45.2% | |
| 2015 | 38.1% | |
| 2020 | 31.2% | |
| 2025 | 25.2% |
Bhutan
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2010
Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Bhutan in 2010
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2010
Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Bhutan in 2010
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The map shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) across Bhutan. Data refer to 2010, the latest year with available data.
The practice is most common in Dagana (48%), Samdrupjongkhar (44%), Trashigang (40%), and Monggar (34%).
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| Year | Bumthang | Chhukha | Dagana | Gasa | Haa | Lhuentse | Monggar | Paro | Pemagatshel | Punakha | Samdrupjongkhar | Samtse | Sarpang | Thimphu | Yangtse | Trashigang | Trongsa | Tsirang | Wangduephodrang | Zhemgang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.4% | 18.4% | 47.6% | 19.0% | 30.7% | 18.6% | 34.5% | 17.1% | 27.4% | 18.8% | 43.6% | 31.7% | 27.7% | 11.5% | 23.7% | 40.2% | 27.9% | 29.2% | 28.6% | 33.9% |
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Prevalence of child marriage
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Residence
Child marriage prevalence
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The bubble chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) disaggregated by residence in Bhutan. Data refer to the latest available year.
In Bhutan, 9% of girls married before age 18. The prevalence is 11% of girls in rural areas, compared with 7% 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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