What is the minimum marriage age in Afghanistan?
Under 16 possible
Afghanistan allows marriage from puberty for both males and females without requiring parental or judicial consent.
Afghanistan is one of 3 countries classified “Under 16 possible” for the minimum marriage age — 2% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Pakistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Tajikistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Uzbekistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Kyrgyzstan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Turkmenistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Iran
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Other laws in Afghanistan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Death penalty possible
- Age of Consent
- Must be married
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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