South America
Brazil
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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
- Brazil
- South America
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Brazil and South America from 1981 to 2006.
In Brazil, 24% of girls in 1981 married before age 18, compared with 26% in 2006, which is the latest available value.
Data for South America are not available.
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| Year | Brazil | South America |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24.3% | |
| 1986 | 22.3% | |
| 1991 | 21.7% | |
| 1996 | 23.9% | |
| 2001 | 28.8% | |
| 2006 | 26.2% |
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Prevalence of child marriage
- Brazil
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Brazil from 1981 to 2006.
In Brazil, 24% of girls in 1981 married before age 18, compared with 26% in 2006, 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 Brazil. Data refer to the latest available year.
In Brazil, 26% of girls married before age 18. The prevalence is 35% of girls in rural areas, compared with 23% 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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