In 2021, nearly ** percent of women aged 20-24 years in Sub-Saharan Africa were married or in a union before age **. The proportion was higher in West and Central Africa, at **** percent. In the same sub-region, over ** percent of young women were married before reaching 18 years. In Eastern and Central Africa, around nine percent married before age **, while ** percent did before age **.
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UNICEF. (August 1, 2021). Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, by sub-region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1318440/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-sub-region/
UNICEF. "Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, by sub-region." Chart. August 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1318440/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-sub-region/
UNICEF. (2021). Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, by sub-region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1318440/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-sub-region/
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UNICEF, Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, by sub-region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1318440/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-sub-region/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of women who were married or in union by age 15 or 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021, by sub-region [Graph], UNICEF, August 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1318440/share-of-young-women-married-or-in-union-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-sub-region/
