In the period 2005 to 2013, according to UNICEF, 29 percent of girls in Bangladesh married before the age of 15 and 65 percent married before the age of 18.

Can a girl marry before 18 years old?

Legally speaking, a marriage in which either the girl is below 18 years of age, or the boy is below 21 years of age is child marriage. The previous law titled Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 had provisions only for restraining the solemnization, not for prevention or prohibition of child marriages.

What is the average age of marriage in Bangladesh?

Indeed, the average age for marriage for girls in our country is just 16.4 years old. According to the latest 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 66 per cent of women aged 20 to 24 were married before the age of 18.

What percentage of girls under 18 are married in developing countries?

About 76% of girls there are married before the age of 18. Neighboring countries like Mali and Chad also see more than half of all girls married before their 18th birthday. Read about the 10 worst places worldwide for child marriage. In terms of absolute numbers, India alone accounts for a third of the global total.

How many millions of girls under 18 are married each year?

Total world pop. approx. 15 million girls a year marry before the age of 18.