Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 15 by Gender and Province

% of Population Aged 20–24 Years
Provinces Male Female
Balochistan 1.6 7.2
KP 0.9 6.4
Sindh 2.2 7.5
Punjab 0.6 2.5
Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
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