South America

Brazil

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

3.5 million

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

6%
21.9 million

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

26%

Prevalence of child marriage

  • South America
  • Brazil
Child marriage age
Data table
YearSouth AmericaBrazil
198124.3%
198622.3%
199121.7%
199623.9%
200128.8%
200626.2%
Child marriage age
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Brazil

Child Marriage
Prevalence

Residence

  • Urban
  • Rural
Residence Data table
YearUrbanRural
200622.5%34.6%

Wealth

  • Poorest
  • Second
  • Middle
  • Fourth
  • Richest
Wealth Data table
YearPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest

Education

  • No schooling
  • Primary education
  • Secondary or higher
Education Data table
YearNo schoolingPrimary educationSecondary or higher
200648.8%13.7%
Child marriage age

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How does Brazil compare to other countries?

Prevalence of child marriage

  • Brazil
Child marriage age
Data table
YearBrazil
198124.3%
198622.3%
199121.7%
199623.9%
200128.8%
200626.2%

Residence

Child marriage prevalence

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Data table
CountryUrbanRuralTotal prevalence
Brazil22.5%34.6%26.2%
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

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