- 37,000 girls are married every day prematurely
- America's minimum age for marriage is 16
- In Central Africa, 60 percent of women are married before 18
- In West/Central Africa, 4 out of 10 women are married before 18
- 1 out of 3 of those were married before 15
- In the Central Republic of Africa, the practice of child marriage is increasing
- 1 in 6 Indian women are married before 18
- Niger has a 76% rate of child marriage
- Unless we reduce child marriage rates, by 2050 1.2 billion women will have been married as children
- In developing countries 1 in 3 girls are married before 18
- 117 countries throughout the world allow children to legally be wed
- Poorer girls are 2 times more likely to be married at a young age than those who are more well off