Caribbean

Haiti

Absolute number

Prevalence

160.9 thousand

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

2%
767 thousand

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

15%

Prevalence of child marriage

  • Haiti
  • Caribbean
Child marriage age

The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Haiti and Caribbean from 1992 to 2024.

In Haiti, 25% of girls in 1992 married before age 18, compared with 15% in 2017, which is the latest available value.

In Caribbean, the prevalence was 30% in 1999 and was 24% in 2024.

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YearHaitiCaribbean
199224.9%
199724.3%
199930.1%
200223.3%
200429.7%
200718.5%
200931.1%
201216.0%
201428.0%
201714.9%
201924.7%
202423.8%
Child marriage age
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Haiti

Child Marriage
Prevalence

Residence

  • Rural
  • Urban
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YearRuralUrban
201719.3%10.3%

Wealth

  • Poorest
  • Second
  • Middle
  • Fourth
  • Richest
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YearPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest
201724.4%19.5%19.2%12.8%5.5%

Education

  • No schooling
  • Primary education
  • Secondary or higher
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YearNo schoolingPrimary educationSecondary or higher
201744.7%30.8%7.8%
Child marriage age

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Prevalence of child marriage

  • Haiti
Child marriage age

The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Haiti from 1992 to 2017.

In Haiti, 25% of girls in 1992 married before age 18, compared with 15% in 2017, which is the latest available value.

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YearHaiti
199224.9%
199724.3%
200223.3%
200718.5%
201216.0%
201714.9%

Residence

Child marriage prevalence

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The bubble chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) disaggregated by residence in Haiti. Data refer to the latest available year.

In Haiti, 15% of girls married before age 18. The prevalence is 19% of girls in rural areas, compared with 10% in urban areas.

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CountryRuralUrbanTotal
Haiti19.3%10.3%14.9%
Child marriage age

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