Disaggregations

Choose categories from the dropdowns below to see different breakdowns of the data. Some will not be available until a higher level is chosen.

Headline data

Target name Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Indicator name Proportion of women aged 20-24 years old who were married before age 18
Global / Proxy indicator Proxy indicator
Description of indicator This indicator is calculated by dividing number of women who were married before age 18 and now in the 20-24 age group to the total women population in the same age group. It was calculated from administrative registers only for formal marriages.
Unit %
Available disaggregation -
Calculation Proportion of women aged 20-24 years old who were married before age 18 = (Number of women in the 20-24 age group who married before the age of 18 / Total female population in the 20-24 age group) * 100
Comparability Comparable over time. Since it is a proxy indicator, it differs from global metadata in some way.
Revision It is updated 1 year retrospectively due to new registrations (late marriage data) reflected in administrative records with a delay. https://dosya.tuik.gov.tr/FileLink/A4lIt-d98708c5-e827-4740-877e-304117b558ac/01.0003.RP.2022.00_ENG
Other information -
Data source TurkStat, Marriage Statistics
Data source link https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Marriage-and-Divorce-Statistics-2023-53707

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Target name

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Indicator name

Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

Designated tier

Tier I

Custodian agency

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Link to the global metadata of this indicator United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 294 KB) opens in a new window