Child marriage in Mauritania: in 2017 in Mauritania, 37% of girls are married off before they are 18 years old; 14% are married before they turn 15. Mauritania is the 19th highest nation in the world for child marriage.
A third of women in Mauritania marry early.
Age at first marriage for women in Mauritania in 2016:
| 18–22 current years of questioned women | 18–49 current years of questioned women | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Married | 50.7 % | 20.9 % | |
| 18 yo or Above | 14.1 % | 30.4 % | |
| Below 12 yo | 5.0 % | 9.8 % | |
| 12 yo | 3.2 % | 5.6 % | |
| 13 yo | 4.5 | 5.5 % | |
| 14 yo | 6.0 | 6.9 % | |
| 15 yo | 5.1 | 9.0 % | |
| 16 yo | 5.1 | 6.2 % | |
| 17 yo | 6.4 | 5.7 % | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Mean age at first marriage | 15.6 yo | 16.8 yo |