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Country or Area	Subgroup	Year	Source	Unit	Value
Algeria	Female	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	1
Algeria	Male	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	21	1
Andorra	Female	2001	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	2
Andorra	Male	2001	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	2
Angola	Female	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	3
Angola	Male	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	3
Antigua and Barbuda	Female	1997	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	4
Antigua and Barbuda	Male	1997	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	5
Argentina	Female	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	6
Argentina	Male	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	6
Armenia	Female	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	17	7
Armenia	Male	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	17	7
Australia	Female	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	8
Australia	Male	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	8
Austria	Female	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	16	9
Austria	Male	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	16	9
Azerbaijan	Female	2007	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	17	10
Azerbaijan	Male	2007	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	10
Bahamas	Female	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18	11
Bahamas	Male	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18	11
Bangladesh	Female	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	12
Bangladesh	Male	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	21	12
Barbados	Female	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	6
Barbados	Male	2002	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	6
Belarus	Female	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	13
Belarus	Male	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	13
Belgium	Female	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18
Belgium	Male	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18
Belize	Female	1999	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	14
Belize	Male	1999	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	14
Benin	Female	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	15	15
Benin	Male	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	15
Bhutan	Female	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	16
Bhutan	Male	2004	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	16
Bolivia	Female	1995	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	14	17
Bolivia	Male	1995	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	16	17
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Female	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	18
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Male	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	18
Botswana	Female	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	21	19
Botswana	Male	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	21	19
Brazil	Female	2003	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	21	20
Brazil	Male	2003	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	21	20
Bulgaria	Female	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18	21
Bulgaria	Male	2003	UNPD_Inquiry on Population and Development_2003	Years	18	21
Burkina Faso	Female	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	17	22
Burkina Faso	Male	2005	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	20	22
Burundi	Female	2001	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	23
Burundi	Male	2001	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	21	23
Cambodia	Female	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	18	24
Cambodia	Male	2006	UNDAW_CEDAW Country Reports_Aug2007	Years	20	24

Footnotes

1 - 32nd session country report.

2 - 25th session country report.

3 - 31st session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 15 and 16 respectively may marry only under exceptional circumstances.

4 - 17th session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 15 may marry with parental consent.

5 - 17th session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 15 may marry only parental consent.

6 - Exceptional session 2002.

7 - Exceptional session 2002. Women who have reached the age of 16 may marry only under exceptional circumstances.

8 - 34th session country report. In exceptional circumstances, where one party to a proposed marriage is under the age of 18 years and has already turned 16 years, the court may grant approval to that person being married to a specific person over the age of 18 years.

9 - Women and men who have reached the age of 16 may marry only with parental consent.

10 - 37th session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 16 and 17 respectively may marry only under exceptional circumstances.

11 - Women and men who have reached the age of 16 and 17 respectively may marry with parental consent.

12 - 31st session country report.

13 - 30th session country report. Women who have reached the age of 15 may marry only under exceptional circumstances.

14 - 21st session country report.

15 - 33rd session country report. Based on customary law of Dahomey, women between 14-15 years of age and men between 18-20 are allowed to marry. Differences are also reported depending on ethnic group and form of marriage.

16 - 30th session country report.

17 - 14th session country report.

18 - 35th session country report. Women who have reached the age of 16 may marry only under exceptional circumstances which require authorization from the civil court.

19 - Women and men who have reached the age of 18 may marry only with parental consent.

20 - 29th session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 16 may marry only with parental consent.

21 - Women and men who have reached the age of 16 may marry under exceptional circumstances which require authorization of the civil court.

22 - 33rd session country report. Women and men who have reached the age of 15 and 18 respectively may marry under exceptional circumstances which require authorization of the civil court.

23 - 24th session country report. Exceptions may be made only on serious grounds such as pregnancy.

24 - 34th session country report. Women and men below the age of 18 and 20 respectively may marry only under exceptional circumstances which require parental consent.

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Gender Info

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

Gender Info 2007 is a global database of gender statistics and indicators on a wide range of policy areas, including: population, families, health, education, work, and political participation. It can be used by governments, international organizations, advocacy groups, researchers and others in need of statistics for planning, analysis, advocacy and awareness-raising. Users will find in Gender Info an easy-to-use tool to shed light on gender issues through customizable tables, graphs and maps. It is an initiative of the United Nations Statistics Division, produced in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

This database is no longer updated. Please visit http://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/data.html for other Gender Statistics.

Last update in UNdata: 2008/03/21
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