Report
Facts and figures: Child marriage in the Middle East and North Africa
February 2022

Highlights
- The world is home to 650 MILLION child brides, including currently married girls and women who were first married in childhood.
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Of those, 40 MILLION (equivalent to 6 per cent) child brides are in the MENA region. The highest numbers are in Sudan and Yemen.
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Every year, 700,000 girls are forced into child marriage in the MENA region.
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