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The survey found that many more 40–49 were married before they turned 18, than 20–24 age women who were interviewed. In 1970s, the minimum legal age of marriage, in India, for women was 15. [9] According to UNICEF report published in 2005–06, child marriage rates in India were estimated to be around 47%.
This is a list of countries by age at first marriage. The list is current from contemporary surveys. ... Women Average Age gap ... India : 30.0: 27.2 28.6
In the past, the age of marriage was young, often childhood or early teenage. [14] The average age of marriage for women in India has been increased to 21 years, according to the 2011 Census of India. [15] In 2009, about 7% of women got married before the age of 18. [16] Arranged marriages have long been the norm in Indian society.
Local self-government agencies may, at the request of the parties entering the marriage, provided that justifiable reasons exist, lower the marriage age. The marriage age may not be lowered by more than 1 year. [177] Laos: 18: 15 – [178] Lebanon: 18: 17: 17: 15: 15: 14 [179] 18 or 17 years and 16 or 15 years with judicial permission for Druze ...
According to Raj et al., the 2005 small sample household survey data suggests 22% of girls ever married aged 16–18, 20% of girls in India married between 13 and 16, and 2.6% married before age 13. According to 2011 nationwide census of India, the average age of marriage for women in India is 21. [253]
The Census of India has counted and reported married women by age, with proportion of females in child marriage falling in each 10 year census period since 1981. In its 2001 census report, India stated zero married girls below the age of 10, 1.4 million married girls out of 59.2 million girls aged 10–14, and 11.3 million married girls out of ...
The All India Women's Education Conference was held in Pune in 1927, it became a major organisation in the movement for social change. [32] [33] In 1929, the Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed, stipulating fourteen as the minimum age of marriage for a girl.
The amendment was introduced in the Lok Sabha to raise the marriageable age for women from 18 to 21 years. In December 2021, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani referred the proposed bill to a parliamentary standing committee for detailed scrutiny. This bill will override all the existing laws after being passed.