Proportion of women aged 15-19 or 20-24 married or living common-law

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Goal

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target

Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Indicator

Indicator 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 15-19 or 20-24 married or living common-law
Definition and concepts

Definition:

Proportion of women aged 15-19 or 20-24 years who are married or living common-law.

Concepts:

Both formal (i.e., marriages) and informal unions are covered under this indicator. Informal unions are generally defined as those in which a couple lives together for some time, intends to have a lasting relationship, but for which there has been no formal civil or religious ceremony (i.e., cohabitation).
Comment and limitations

This is a proxy indicator. The UN Global indicator states: “Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18”.
Method of computation

Proportion of women aged 15-19 or 20-24 married or living common-law = (number of women married or living common-law / number of women in that age group) × 100

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.

Goal

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target

Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Indicator

Indicator 5.3.1: Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEFF)
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Source 1

Organisation

Statistics Canada
Periodicity

Every 5 years
Geographical coverage

Canada, Province or territory
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Source 2

Organisation

Statistics Canada
Periodicity

Occasional
Geographical coverage

Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration
Link to data source Statistics Canada. Table 98-10-0127-01 Marital status, age group and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions opens in a new window
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