Every 3 seconds, a girl is married somewhere in the world.
Child marriage is a human rights violation that denies girls the chance to reach their full potential.
This #ValentinesDay, join @UNFPA in speaking out against this form of gender-based violence: https://t.co/UyRhZUcH6G pic.twitter.com/tm0PkNDDYU
— United Nations (@UN) February 14, 2026
Top Ten Countries with marriages to girls under 18.
1. Niger — 76%
2. Chad — 61%
3. Central African Republic — 61%
4. Mali — 54%
5. Mozambique — 53%
6. South Sudan — 52%
7. Bangladesh — 51%
8. Burkina Faso — 51%
9. Guinea — 47%
10. Somalia — 45% pic.twitter.com/NPzCAHG4g8— VideoGuy67 (@VideoGuy67) February 14, 2026
Community Notes
The image in this post is deliberately misleading. Even their own site shows that the vast majority of child marriages happen in countries that are predominantly dark skinned. The use of a white woman with blond hair is a dishonest representation of the problem.
h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal