Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province

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Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province
% of Population Aged 20–24 Years
Provinces Male Female
Balochistan 6.4 21.9
KP 5.3 26.3
Sindh 8.5 24.7
Punjab 3 13.8
Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
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