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Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [1] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions. [2]
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Marriageable age, marriage age, or the age of marriage is the general age, a legal age or the minimum age marriage. Age and other prerequisites to marriage vary between jurisdictions, but in the vast majority of jurisdictions, the marriage age as a right is set at the age of majority.
Child marriage is often the result of entrenched gender inequality, making girls disproportionately affected by the practice. Globally, the prevalence of child marriage among boys is just one sixth that among girls. Child marriage robs girls of their childhood and threatens their well-being.
The report provides an update on progress made towards ending child, early and forced marriage in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and contains an overview of the way the pandemic has affected the key factors influencing child, early and forced marriage.
Parents may believe early marriage is in their daughter's best interest, especially if she's pregnant. But in all cases, girls who marry before age 18 are harmed for life. They're separated from their families and friends, and 50 percent more likely to drop out of school.
An estimated 640 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood. Learn more about the latest trends and future prospects of efforts to end child marriage worldwide. Read UNICEF's May 2023 report, "Is an End to Child Marriage Within Reach?"
