Exploring Child Marriage Around the World
World News • September 2017 • Views: 2,184
The age at which people first marry can have long-lasting implications for their physical, economic and social well-being — particularly when marriage first happens at a young age. As part of our forthcoming global research on child marriage, we used Gallup’s World Poll to get an idea of how many people worldwide between the ages of 15 and 19 are married — and to find out what life is like for these young married people.
The following are a few of the key findings: