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Under what circumstances can 17-year-old boys be married?
This map tells us the circumstances in which 17-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 17.
Parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
means that boys may be married at age 17 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 17 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 17-year-old boy can legally be married.
Countries
Timor-Leste
- No restrictions
Andorra
- No restrictions
Lebanon
- No restrictions
Yemen
- No restrictions
Kuwait
- No restrictions
United Kingdom
- No restrictions
Saudi Arabia
- No restrictions
Iran
- No restrictions
Jamaica
- 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
Thailand
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Mauritius
- 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
Latvia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Belize
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Barbados
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Turkey
- 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
Malta
- 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
Mozambique
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Mexico
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Portugal
- 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
Sierra Leone
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Sao Tome and Principe
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
St. Lucia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- 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
Guinea-Bissau
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Paraguay
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Armenia
- 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
Angola
- 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
Nicaragua
- 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
Guyana
- 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
Djibouti
- 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
Venezuela
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Dominica
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Cyprus
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Cuba
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Brazil
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Uruguay
- 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
Colombia
- 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
Chile
- 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
Cabo Verde
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
United States of America
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Grenada
- 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
Canada
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Cambodia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Bolivia
- Can marry with parental consent and/or under religious or customary law
Senegal
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Suriname
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Czech Republic
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Azerbaijan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Austria
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
New Zealand
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Somalia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Australia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Croatia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Oman
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Cote d'Ivoire
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Bulgaria
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Republic of the Congo
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Serbia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Peru
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Argentina
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Slovenia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Slovakia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Singapore
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Qatar
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Montenegro
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Romania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Russian Federation
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
San Marino
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Central African Republic
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Morocco
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Belarus
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Tajikistan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Italy
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Finland
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
France
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Togo
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Gabon
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Kazakhstan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Jordan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Israel
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Estonia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Tunisia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Belgium
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Algeria
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Ukraine
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Iceland
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Hungary
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Turkmenistan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Haiti
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Laos
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Albania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Monaco
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Libya
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Moldova
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Benin
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Dominican Republic
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Burundi
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Bangladesh
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Mali
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Maldives
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Uzbekistan
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Tanzania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Madagascar
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
North Macedonia
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Luxembourg
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Lithuania
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Liechtenstein
- Only permitted with court approval and/or pregnancy
Trinidad and Tobago
- Marriage legally prohibited
Sweden
- Marriage legally prohibited
Switzerland
- Marriage legally prohibited
Vanuatu
- Marriage legally prohibited
Vietnam
- Marriage legally prohibited
Tuvalu
- Marriage legally prohibited
Burkina Faso
- Marriage legally prohibited
Spain
- Marriage legally prohibited
India
- Marriage legally prohibited
China
- Marriage legally prohibited
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Marriage legally prohibited
Costa Rica
- Marriage legally prohibited
Denmark
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ecuador
- Marriage legally prohibited
Egypt
- Marriage legally prohibited
El Salvador
- Marriage legally prohibited
Fiji
- Marriage legally prohibited
Georgia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Germany
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ghana
- Marriage legally prohibited
Bhutan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Guatemala
- Marriage legally prohibited
Honduras
- Marriage legally prohibited
Ireland
- Marriage legally prohibited
South Sudan
- Marriage legally prohibited
The Netherlands
- Marriage legally prohibited
Samoa
- Marriage legally prohibited
Rwanda
- Marriage legally prohibited
Poland
- Marriage legally prohibited
Panama
- Marriage legally prohibited
Pakistan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Norway
- Marriage legally prohibited
Nauru
- Marriage legally prohibited
Japan
- Marriage legally prohibited
Mongolia
- Marriage legally prohibited
Malawi
- 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
Mauritania
- Marriage legally prohibited
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