WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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