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What is the minimum age of marriage for girls?

This map tells us the age at which girls can legally be married.

In 16 countries, the approval of a guardian is required for females to be married at any age. The minimum age of marriage with guardian approval is reflected in the data for this variable.

Countries

Djibouti - 13 years old or younger

Iran - 13 years old or younger

Lebanon - 13 years old or younger

Mauritania - 13 years old or younger

Micronesia, Federated States of - 13 years old or younger

Sudan - 13 years old or younger

Yemen - 13 years old or younger

Kuwait - 14 to 15 years old

Bahrain - 16 to 17 years old

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 16 to 17 years old

Mali - 16 to 17 years old

Pakistan - 16 to 17 years old

Qatar - 16 to 17 years old

Timor-Leste - 16 to 17 years old

United Kingdom - 16 to 17 years old

Albania - 18 years old or older

Algeria - 18 years old or older

Andorra - 18 years old or older

Angola - 18 years old or older

Antigua and Barbuda - 18 years old or older

Argentina - 18 years old or older

Armenia - 18 years old or older

Australia - 18 years old or older

Austria - 18 years old or older

Azerbaijan - 18 years old or older

Bahamas - 18 years old or older

Bangladesh - 18 years old or older

Barbados - 18 years old or older

Belarus - 18 years old or older

Belgium - 18 years old or older

Belize - 18 years old or older

Benin - 18 years old or older

Bhutan - 18 years old or older

Bolivia - 18 years old or older

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 18 years old or older

Botswana - 18 years old or older

Brazil - 18 years old or older

Brunei - 18 years old or older

Bulgaria - 18 years old or older

Burkina Faso - 18 years old or older

Burundi - 18 years old or older

Cambodia - 18 years old or older

Cameroon - 18 years old or older

Canada - 18 years old or older

Cabo Verde - 18 years old or older

Central African Republic - 18 years old or older

Chad - 18 years old or older

Chile - 18 years old or older

China - 18 years old or older

Colombia - 18 years old or older

Comoros - 18 years old or older

Democratic Republic of the Congo - 18 years old or older

Republic of the Congo - 18 years old or older

Costa Rica - 18 years old or older

Cote d'Ivoire - 18 years old or older

Croatia - 18 years old or older

Cuba - 18 years old or older

Cyprus - 18 years old or older

Czech Republic - 18 years old or older

Denmark - 18 years old or older

Dominica - 18 years old or older

Dominican Republic - 18 years old or older

Ecuador - 18 years old or older

Egypt - 18 years old or older

El Salvador - 18 years old or older

Equatorial Guinea - 18 years old or older

Eritrea - 18 years old or older

Estonia - 18 years old or older

Ethiopia - 18 years old or older

Fiji - 18 years old or older

Finland - 18 years old or older

France - 18 years old or older

Gabon - 18 years old or older

The Gambia - 18 years old or older

Georgia - 18 years old or older

Germany - 18 years old or older

Ghana - 18 years old or older

Greece - 18 years old or older

Greenland - 18 years old or older

Grenada - 18 years old or older

Guatemala - 18 years old or older

Guinea - 18 years old or older

Guinea-Bissau - 18 years old or older

Guyana - 18 years old or older

Haiti - 18 years old or older

Honduras - 18 years old or older

Hungary - 18 years old or older

Iceland - 18 years old or older

India - 18 years old or older

Indonesia - 18 years old or older

Iraq - 18 years old or older

Ireland - 18 years old or older

Israel - 18 years old or older

Italy - 18 years old or older

Jamaica - 18 years old or older

Japan - 18 years old or older

Jordan - 18 years old or older

Kazakhstan - 18 years old or older

Kenya - 18 years old or older

Kiribati - 18 years old or older

Republic of Korea - 18 years old or older

Kyrgyzstan - 18 years old or older

Laos - 18 years old or older

Latvia - 18 years old or older

Lesotho - 18 years old or older

Liberia - 18 years old or older

Libya - 18 years old or older

Liechtenstein - 18 years old or older

Lithuania - 18 years old or older

Luxembourg - 18 years old or older

North Macedonia - 18 years old or older

Madagascar - 18 years old or older

Malawi - 18 years old or older

Malaysia - 18 years old or older

Maldives - 18 years old or older

Malta - 18 years old or older

Marshall Islands - 18 years old or older

Mauritius - 18 years old or older

Mexico - 18 years old or older

Moldova - 18 years old or older

Monaco - 18 years old or older

Mongolia - 18 years old or older

Montenegro - 18 years old or older

Morocco - 18 years old or older

Mozambique - 18 years old or older

Myanmar - 18 years old or older

Namibia - 18 years old or older

Nauru - 18 years old or older

Nepal - 18 years old or older

The Netherlands - 18 years old or older

New Zealand - 18 years old or older

Nicaragua - 18 years old or older

Niger - 18 years old or older

Nigeria - 18 years old or older

Norway - 18 years old or older

Oman - 18 years old or older

Palau - 18 years old or older

Panama - 18 years old or older

Papua New Guinea - 18 years old or older

Paraguay - 18 years old or older

Peru - 18 years old or older

The Philippines - 18 years old or older

Poland - 18 years old or older

Portugal - 18 years old or older

Romania - 18 years old or older

Russian Federation - 18 years old or older

Rwanda - 18 years old or older

Samoa - 18 years old or older

San Marino - 18 years old or older

Sao Tome and Principe - 18 years old or older

Saudi Arabia - 18 years old or older

Senegal - 18 years old or older

Serbia - 18 years old or older

Seychelles - 18 years old or older

Sierra Leone - 18 years old or older

Singapore - 18 years old or older

Slovakia - 18 years old or older

Slovenia - 18 years old or older

Solomon Islands - 18 years old or older

Somalia - 18 years old or older

South Africa - 18 years old or older

South Sudan - 18 years old or older

Spain - 18 years old or older

Sri Lanka - 18 years old or older

St. Kitts and Nevis - 18 years old or older

St. Lucia - 18 years old or older

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 18 years old or older

Suriname - 18 years old or older

Eswatini - 18 years old or older

Sweden - 18 years old or older

Switzerland - 18 years old or older

Syria - 18 years old or older

Tajikistan - 18 years old or older

Tanzania - 18 years old or older

Thailand - 18 years old or older

Togo - 18 years old or older

Tonga - 18 years old or older

Trinidad and Tobago - 18 years old or older

Tunisia - 18 years old or older

Türkiye - 18 years old or older

Turkmenistan - 18 years old or older

Tuvalu - 18 years old or older

Uganda - 18 years old or older

Ukraine - 18 years old or older

United Arab Emirates - 18 years old or older

United States of America - 18 years old or older

Uruguay - 18 years old or older

Uzbekistan - 18 years old or older

Vanuatu - 18 years old or older

Venezuela - 18 years old or older

Vietnam - 18 years old or older

Zambia - 18 years old or older

Zimbabwe - 18 years old or older