India has the largest number of child brides in the world. As of 2020, India counted 15.6 million women aged 20 to 24 years who were married or in a partnership before the age of 18. Bangladesh and Nigeria followed with 4.4 million and 3.7 million young women who were married before they were 18 years old.
Countries with the highest absolute numbers of child marriages as of 2020 (in 1,000s)
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