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Every 3 seconds a girl gets married:

so far today

Central
America

Over the last several decades, the prevalence of child marriage in the region has remained largely unchanged. 

See how the prevalence of child marriage in this region (purple line) compares to the global average (dotted line).

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  • Prevalence of child marriage
  • World
  • Central America
2000201020200501002323

Absolute number

Prevalence

3.9 million

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

4%
16.4 million

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

23%
  • Prevalence of child marriage
  • World
  • Selected countries
  • Belize
    200020200501003434

    Belize

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  • Costa Rica
    200020200501001717

    Costa Rica

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  • El Salvador
    200020200501002020

    El Salvador

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  • Guatemala
    200020200501003030

    Guatemala

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  • Honduras
    200020200501003434

    Honduras

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  • Mexico
    200020200501002121

    Mexico

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  • Nicaragua
    200020200501003535

    Nicaragua

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  • Panama
    200020200501002626

    Panama

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