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hur många flickor under 15 blir bortgifta

Över 12 miljoner flickor under 18 år gifts bort årligen, vilket motsvarar ungefär 33 000 flickor om dagen. En betydande andel av dessa är under 15 år, särskilt i regioner som Väst- och Centralafrika där barnäktenskap är vanligare. Totalt uppskattas 640 miljoner nu levande flickor och kvinnor ha ingått äktenskap som barn.

Omfattning: Trots förbud gifts en flicka under 18 år bort var tredje sekund.

Ålder: I utvecklingsländer gifter sig 12 % av flickorna innan de fyller 15 år.

Orsaker: Fattigdom är den främsta orsaken, där flickor ibland ses som en ekonomisk börda, samt bristande utbildning.

Konsekvenser: Barnäktenskap leder ofta till tidiga graviditeter, hälsorisker och att skolgången avbryts.

Utveckling: Utvecklingen går åt rätt håll, men pandemin och konflikter har ökat riskerna för att fler flickor giftas bort.

As of June 2024, child marriage remains legal in 34 U.S. states. While many states have established 18 as the minimum marriage age, exceptions allowing minors to marry exist in these 34 states, often through parental consent or judicial approval. Conversely, 16 states have passed laws banning all marriage under 18 with no exceptions.

Between 2000 and 2021, some 315,000 minors were legally married in the United States.[23] The vast majority of child marriages (some 86%) were between a minor girl and an adult man.[23][24][25] In many cases, minors in the U.S. may be married when they are under the age of sexual consent, which varies from 16 to 18 depending on the state.[26] In some states, minors cannot legally divorce or leave their spouse, and domestic violence shelters typically do not accept minors.[27][28][29]

Historically, child marriage has been a culturally acceptable practice, but it is increasingly viewed as a form of child sexual abuse.[30] It is an internationally recognized health and human rights violation disproportionately affecting girls, globally.[31] Some international agencies, including the U.S. State Department, have declared it a human rights violation.[31] Some researchers have concluded that there are consequences to child marriages; along with the threat of sexual abuse, children may be subject to loss of educational progress, early pregnancies, and psychological trauma.[32][33]