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As of 2018, 7.3 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 19 had been married before reaching 15 years and were still in their marital union, and this represented an average number of 214 women. Five percent of respondents between ages 20 and 24 years (2,195 women) had been married before attaining age 15, representing an average number of 110 women.

There are more female child marriages in Ghana than male ones. Even though the rate of child marriage in Ghana has decreased over the last three decades, it still remains an issue in the country. Reasons for this include teenage pregnancy, poverty, and established social norms.