Age of Marriage

The bar chart shows the decrease in the rate of women aged 15 to 19 who are married in 6 Arab countries. The table shows the age of first marriage from men, in 12 Arab counties plus Turkey and Iran, ranges from the mid-20. For women the range is low-20 to mid 20’s.

The most striking fall in the bar chart is the UAE from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995.
But the least sticking fall is in Palestine, from 17% in 1967 to 14% in 2004. Libya comes after the UAE with its percentage falling from 40% in 1973 to 1% in 1995. After that, Kuwait declined 33% during 26 years, Egypt also declined by more than a half. After that Tunisia decreased from 11% in 1975 to 1% in 2001. The average age of first marriage for men, in all 14 countries, varied from around 25to 29. For women it was from 20 to 25. Men get married lates in life than women.

The bar chat show that fewer women are getting married in their teens. The table shows that in all 14 countries the average age of marriage for women is low to mid 20s.

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