Child marriage:
women married by age 15: 12.3% (2021)
women married by age 18: 30.3% (2021)
men married by age 18: 1.6% (2021)
note: due to prolonged insecurity concerns, some parts of states, including Borno state, were not sampled
Definition:
This entry provides data on the prevalence of child marriage in a country. Data includes the percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 15, and before age 18; and men aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18.
Source: CIA World Factbook