Northern
Africa

Regional data for the prevalence of child marriage are not available.

Regional estimates are only reported when coverage of population-level data is at least 50 per cent.

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Absolute number

Prevalence

3.8 million

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

1%
16.5 million

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

13%

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