India Marriage Stats
Definitions
- Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
- Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
- Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a22, Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables
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Did you know
- 41% world's poor people live in India.
- The US has 6 times as many prisoners as India, despite India having 4 times as many people.
- India loses about 1.5 million children under the age of five each year.
- Indian children grow up quickly. They're criminally responsible from 7. 90% under 14 have jobs.
- There's a parliamentary seat for every 1.5 million Indians.
India People > Marriage Profiles (Subcategories)
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