The most common age of both men and women forced into marriages in the world in 2021 was ******** years, with **** and **** percent, respectively. However, more than **** of the women forced into marriages were below 18 years, of which ** percent were 15 years or less. The largest share of the forced marriages worldwide took place in Asia and the Pacific.
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ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation. (September 12, 2022). Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332554/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-gender-age/
ILO, und International Organization for Migration, und Walk Free Foundation. "Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by age and gender." Chart. September 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332554/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-gender-age/
ILO, International Organization for Migration, Walk Free Foundation. (2022). Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by age and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332554/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-gender-age/
ILO, and International Organization for Migration, and Walk Free Foundation. "Distribution of Victims of Forced Marriage Worldwide in 2021, by Age and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332554/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-gender-age/
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Distribution of victims of forced marriage worldwide in 2021, by age and gender [Graph], ILO, & International Organization for Migration, & Walk Free Foundation, September 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332554/distribution-victims-forced-marriage-gender-age/
