Spread the word about why we need to end child marriage and the need for helping girls and young women who are victims of child marriage.

• 33,000 girls get married everyday across the globe. In India, more than 13 million girls under 19 years of age are married
• The percentage of girls who marry before 18 in various countries is alarmingly high. India is 56%
• Child marriage is widespread across India, with nearly half of brides married as girls . While there has been a decline in the incidence of child marriage nationally (from 54 per cent in 1992-93 to 27 per cent in 2016) and in nearly all states, the pace of change remains slow, especially for girls in the age group 15-18 years.
• Child marriage is more prevalent in rural areas (48 per cent) than in urban areas (29 per cent) . There are also variations across different groups, particularly excluded communities, castes and tribes – although some ethnic groups, such as tribal groups, have lower rates of child marriage compared with the majority population.
• states that have an incidence of child marriage higher than national average are: Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Tripura