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Under what circumstances can 15-year-old boys be married?
This map tells us the circumstances in which 15-year-old boys can legally be married.
Map reflects laws in place as of January 1st, 2019.
No restrictions
means that there are no legal restrictions on boys marrying at age 15.
Parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
means that boys may be married at age 15 with parental permission and/or under religious or customary law. We do not consider that these requirements are protective of at-risk children.
Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
means boys may be married at age 15 only with approval that is likely to be more protective (such as court or social welfare center approval), or when there is a pregnancy or birth of a child.
Marriage legally prohibited
means that there are no circumstances in which a 15-year-old boy can legally be married.
Countries
Iran
- No restrictions
Yemen
- No restrictions
Lebanon
- No restrictions
Saudi Arabia
- No restrictions
Djibouti
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
South Africa
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Solomon Islands
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Malaysia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Zimbabwe
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Sierra Leone
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Eritrea
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Antigua and Barbuda
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
The Gambia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Palau
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Bahamas
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Sri Lanka
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Sudan
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Brunei
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Zambia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Canada
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Uganda
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Colombia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Nigeria
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Tonga
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Maldives
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Libya
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Luxembourg
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Madagascar
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Bangladesh
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Albania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Mexico
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Laos
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Liechtenstein
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Lithuania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Morocco
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Mali
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Oman
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Andorra
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Venezuela
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
United States of America
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Algeria
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Tunisia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Thailand
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Tanzania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Suriname
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Argentina
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Somalia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Slovenia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Singapore
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Jordan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Senegal
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Qatar
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Belarus
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Burundi
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Iceland
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Haiti
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Guyana
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Benin
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Republic of the Congo
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Belgium
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Brazil
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Estonia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Dominican Republic
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Cote d'Ivoire
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Finland
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Gabon
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Central African Republic
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
France
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Denmark
- Marriage legally prohibited
Spain
- Marriage legally prohibited
St. Lucia
- Marriage legally prohibited
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Marriage legally prohibited
Czech Republic
- Marriage legally prohibited
Japan
- Marriage legally prohibited
South Sudan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Dominica
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ecuador
- Marriage legally prohibited
Cuba
- Marriage legally prohibited
Egypt
- Marriage legally prohibited
Slovakia
- Marriage legally prohibited
El Salvador
- Marriage legally prohibited
Serbia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Fiji
- Marriage legally prohibited
Sao Tome and Principe
- Marriage legally prohibited
San Marino
- Marriage legally prohibited
Cyprus
- Marriage legally prohibited
Tajikistan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Angola
- Marriage legally prohibited
China
- Marriage legally prohibited
Burkina Faso
- Marriage legally prohibited
Cabo Verde
- Marriage legally prohibited
Vietnam
- Marriage legally prohibited
Vanuatu
- Marriage legally prohibited
Uzbekistan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Uruguay
- Marriage legally prohibited
Bulgaria
- Marriage legally prohibited
United Kingdom
- Marriage legally prohibited
Chile
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ukraine
- Marriage legally prohibited
Tuvalu
- Marriage legally prohibited
Sweden
- Marriage legally prohibited
Turkmenistan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Turkey
- Marriage legally prohibited
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Marriage legally prohibited
Trinidad and Tobago
- Marriage legally prohibited
Togo
- Marriage legally prohibited
Timor-Leste
- Marriage legally prohibited
Costa Rica
- Marriage legally prohibited
Rwanda
- Marriage legally prohibited
Croatia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Switzerland
- Marriage legally prohibited
Samoa
- Marriage legally prohibited
Portugal
- Marriage legally prohibited
Russian Federation
- Marriage legally prohibited
Belize
- Marriage legally prohibited
Guatemala
- Marriage legally prohibited
Mauritius
- Marriage legally prohibited
Cambodia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Bhutan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Malta
- Marriage legally prohibited
Malawi
- Marriage legally prohibited
Honduras
- Marriage legally prohibited
North Macedonia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Hungary
- Marriage legally prohibited
India
- Marriage legally prohibited
Barbados
- Marriage legally prohibited
Moldova
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ireland
- Marriage legally prohibited
Latvia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Israel
- Marriage legally prohibited
Italy
- Marriage legally prohibited
Kuwait
- Marriage legally prohibited
Republic of Korea
- Marriage legally prohibited
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Marriage legally prohibited
Kiribati
- Marriage legally prohibited
Kenya
- Marriage legally prohibited
Kazakhstan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Grenada
- Marriage legally prohibited
Monaco
- Marriage legally prohibited
Romania
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ghana
- Marriage legally prohibited
Jamaica
- Marriage legally prohibited
Poland
- Marriage legally prohibited
Peru
- Marriage legally prohibited
Paraguay
- Marriage legally prohibited
Armenia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Panama
- Marriage legally prohibited
Georgia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Pakistan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Germany
- Marriage legally prohibited
Norway
- Marriage legally prohibited
Australia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Mongolia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Nicaragua
- Marriage legally prohibited
New Zealand
- Marriage legally prohibited
The Netherlands
- Marriage legally prohibited
Austria
- Marriage legally prohibited
Nauru
- Marriage legally prohibited
Azerbaijan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Marriage legally prohibited
Mozambique
- Marriage legally prohibited
Bolivia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Montenegro
- Marriage legally prohibited
Mauritania
- Marriage legally prohibited
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