💒 Decrease in child marriages in Malaysia

• The number of child marriages in Malaysia has decreased by 37 percent between 2019 and 2023.
• The government is implementing a national strategic program to address the causes of child marriage.

Clear downward trend

Malaysia's Minister for Women, Family and Community Development, Nancy Shukri, reports a steady decrease in child marriages in the country. According to data from the statistics department, the number of child marriages has fallen by 37 percent from 2019 to 2023.

In 2019, 1,467 child marriages were registered in Malaysia. This figure dropped to 1,354 in 2020, 1,086 in 2021, 1,035 in 2022, and finally 923 in 2023.

National strategy against child marriage

The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development is actively working to address the root causes of child marriages through the implementation of programs and measures within the framework of the national strategic plan.

The plan covers several key areas:

• Programs to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health
• Initiatives to strengthen family institutions
• Development of socioeconomic support systems
• Campaigns to change society's stigma and social norms around child marriage

The ministry emphasizes that these issues need to be addressed at the grassroots level to be effective.

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