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Child marriage in India. Child marriage in India, according to the Indian law, is a marriage where the woman and man both are younger than 21 years of age. Most child marriages involve girls younger than 21, many of whom are from poor socio-economic conditions. Child marriages are prevalent in India.
Men and women living in Spain are the oldest at first marriage, followed by Japan, Chile, the Netherlands, South Korea, Argentina, Norway, Taiwan, Brazil and Hong Kong. In the United States, the mean age at first marriage is about 32 for men and about 30.8 for women, putting the average age at first marriage at about 31.4 for both genders.
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [ 1 ] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood ) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions . [ 2 ]
Youth in India. India is the most populated country in the world with nearly a fifth of the world's population. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [1][2] the population stood at 1,407,563,842. India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35.
UNICEF defines child marriage as marriage before 18 years of age and considers this practice a violation of human rights. [1] Child marriage has been an issue in India for a long time, because of its root in traditional, cultural and religious protection it has been a hard battle to fight.
The following list sorts countries and dependent territories by mean age at childbearing.The mean age at childbearing indicates the age of a woman at their childbearing events, if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in that given year. [1]
Categories: Child marriage by country. Marriage in India. Children's rights in India. Childhood in India. Social issues in India. Child sexual abuse in India. Violence against women in India.
India's fertility rate has greatly decreased in recent years and is now distinctly below the global rate. Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. From 1965 to 2009, contraceptive usage has more than tripled (from 13% of married women in 1970 to 48% in 2009) and the fertility rate has more than ...