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Table 1 Percentage of young women aged 20 to 24 married by age 18 and age 15, by year and urban/rural residence or 2005, 2011, and 2016

From: Changes in the prevalence of child marriage in Ethiopia, 2005–2016

 

Percent 2005

(n = 2844)

Percent 2011

(n = 3022)

Percent

2016 (n = 2903)

Percentage point change 2005–2016

Percent difference

2005–2016

Married by age 18

 Ethiopia (all)

49.1

41.2

40.3

− 8.8

− 17.8

 Urban

31.9

21.7

15.7

− 16.2

− 50.8

 Rural

53.2

49.0

48.0

− 5.2

− 9.8

Married by age 15

 Ethiopia (all)

19.1

16.4

14.1

− 5.0

− 26.2

 Urban

10.5

9.2

2.9

− 7.6

− 72.4

 Rural

21.1

19.2

17.7

− 3.4

− 16.1

  1. EDHS Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey
  2. Estimates for percent married by age 18 are inclusive of those married by age 15