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Kiribati
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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
- Kiribati
- Micronesia
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Kiribati and Micronesia from 1994 to 2019.
In Kiribati, 26% of girls in 1994 married before age 18, compared with 18% in 2019, which is the latest available value.
Data for Micronesia are not available.
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| Year | Kiribati | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25.6% | |
| 1999 | 23.0% | |
| 2004 | 21.1% | |
| 2009 | 18.9% | |
| 2014 | 21.5% | |
| 2019 | 18.4% |
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Levels of child marriage vary across different parts of Kiribati. See the range of values within the country, and explore the chart for details.
Prevalence of child marriage
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Prevalence of child marriage before age 18 years in each region of Kiribati in 2019.
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Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Kiribati in 2019
The chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) across Kiribati. Data refer to 2019, the latest year with available data.
The practice is most common in Line and Phoenix Group (29%), Northern Gilbert (28%), Central Gilbert (21%), and Southern Gilbert (18%).
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| Year | Central Gilbert | Line and Phoenix Group | Northern Gilbert | South Tarawa | Southern Gilbert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.1% | 29.2% | 27.8% | 15.1% | 18.1% |
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Prevalence of child marriage
- Kiribati
The line chart shows the prevalence of child marriage (before age 18) in Kiribati from 1994 to 2019.
In Kiribati, 26% of girls in 1994 married before age 18, compared with 18% in 2019, 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 Kiribati. Data refer to the latest available year.
In Kiribati, 18% of girls married before age 18. The prevalence is 24% of girls in rural areas, compared with 15% 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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