A Strange Map of the World's Child-Marriage Laws When it comes to statutes prohibiting minors from getting married, the U.S. is more like Latin America than Europe. By Olga Khazan ...

Most countries around the world have laws that set a minimum age of marriage. "However even if the law exists, there are a number of reasons why they may be undermined.

Iraq would not be the first country to introduce a law to allow its citizens to get married below the age of 16. Here are some of the laws from around the world . What is the law in England and Wales?

According to a 2017 study conducted by the World Bank and ICRW, putting an end to child marriage in Mali could potentially yield an additional US$174.8 million in gains in terms of productivity.

Almost all of the world’s nations have laws specifying at what age a couple can marry, and in most of these countries, those under the age of 18 are allowed to wed. Indeed, at least 117 nations ...

In Iran, the minimum age for marriage with parental consent is 13 for girls and 15 for boys. However, for marriage without parental consent, reports say that individuals have to be 15 if they are ...

Humaiya Akhter is 16 years old and already six of her friends are married. Some have children. She is from the village of Tajpur in the Joypurat district of Bangladesh, a country where 66% of ...

In Iran, the minimum age for marriage with parental consent is 13 for girls and 15 for boys.However, for marriage without parental consent, reports say that individuals have to be 15 if they are ...