Barnäktenskap

Al Jazeera: Child brides: How old is too young to marry?

FN varnar att 140 miljoner flickor kommer att bli barnbrudar mellan 2011 och 2020 eller 39.000 per dag!

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Nedan en karta över den geografiska fördelningen av barnbrudar.

– Kvinnor i åldern 20-24 som gifte sig innan 18 år (1987-2006):

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Here are some numbers in millions of child brides:

Number of women aged 20-24 who were married or in union before age 18, by region (2006)

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3. Income breakdown

Child marriage is more prevalent among the poorer sections of societies:

Percentage of women aged 20-24 who were married or in union before age 18, by wealth index quintile (1987-2006)

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