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WORLD Child Marriage Laws 2023

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria...and 190 more, 2023
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WLD_2023_WCML_v01_M
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WORLD Policy Analysis Center
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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Feb 19, 2026
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Data file: world-cml-2023-v1

Cases: 193
Variables: 85

Variables

country
country name
iso2
iso 2
iso3
iso 3
region
world bank region
wb_econ
world bank income-level
minage_fem_leg
min age of marriage for girls
minage_fem_pc
min age of marriage with parental consent for girls
minage_fem_crlaw
min age of marriage under customary & religious law for girls
minage_fem_any
min age of marriage with all exceptions considered for girls
protect_girl_13
circumstances 13-year-old girls can be married
protect_girl_15
circumstances 15-year-old girls can be married
protect_girl_17
circumstances 17-year-old girls can be married
except_crlaw
under customary & religious law exception to min age of marriage
except_pc
with parental consent exception to min age of marriage
except_preg
pregnancy exception to min age of marriage
minage_mal_leg
min age of marriage for boys
minage_mal_pc
min age of marriage with parental consent for boys
minage_mal_crlaw
min age of marriage under customary & religious law for boys
minage_mal_any
min age of marriage with all exceptions considered for boys
protect_boy_13
circumstances 13-year-old boys can be married
protect_boy_15
circumstances 15-year-old boys can be married
protect_boy_17
circumstances 17-year-old boys can be married
legal_diff_leg
gender disparity in legal min age of marriage
legal_diff_pc
gender disparity in legal min age of marriage with parental consent
minage_fem_loop
min age of marriage with loophole exceptions for girls
minage_mal_loop
min age of marriage with loophole exceptions for boys
loop_summ
quality of laws prohibiting early marriage when loophold exceptions considered
minage_par_18_f_1995
1995: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_1996
1996: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_1997
1997: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_1998
1998: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_1999
1999: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2000
2000: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2001
2001: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2002
2002: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2003
2003: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2004
2004: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2005
2005: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2006
2006: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2007
2007: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2008
2008: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2009
2009: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2010
2010: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2011
2011: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2012
2012: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2013
2013: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2014
2014: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2015
2015: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2016
2016: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2017
2017: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2018
2018: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2019
2019: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2020
2020: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2021
2021: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2022
2022: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_f_2023
2023: min age of marriage for girls with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_1995
1995: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_1996
1996: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_1997
1997: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_1998
1998: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_1999
1999: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2000
2000: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2001
2001: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2002
2002: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2003
2003: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2004
2004: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2005
2005: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2006
2006: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2007
2007: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2008
2008: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2009
2009: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2010
2010: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2011
2011: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2012
2012: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2013
2013: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2014
2014: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2015
2015: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2016
2016: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2017
2017: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2018
2018: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2019
2019: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2020
2020: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2021
2021: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2022
2022: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
minage_par_18_m_2023
2023: min age of marriage for boys with parental consent at least 18 (y/n)
Total: 85
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