<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Male consent </Th> <Th> Female consent </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 for females with the consent of the father or with judicial approval . Under the Civil Code , Article 70 sets the marriageable age at 18 for males and 16 for females . However , Article 71 creates an exception to the above , stating : `` ( 1 ) Where the girl does not complete the age provided under Article 70 of this law , the marriage may be concluded only through her father or the competent court . ( 2 ) The marriage of a minor girl whose age is less then ( sic ) 15 shall never be permissible . '' In practice , however , marriage often occurs at much younger ages , as different ethnic groups in Afghanistan have various traditions , many accepting marriage at young ages . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 ( under 18 for special cases , with parental consent and permission of court ) </Td> <Td> Bangladeshi law provides penal sanctions for the contraction of under - age marriages , although such unions are not considered invalid . Despite the law , child marriage rates in Bangladesh are among the highest in the world . Every 2 out of 3 marriages involve child marriages . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Minimum legal age for marriage without parental consent varies across states / provinces , ethnic groups , religious groups or forms of marriage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> China is the only country to have the highest set marriageable age for men . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> 16 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> If any partner ( s ) engages in marriage at a younger age , ( s ) he can ask for the marriage to be declared void . A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 16 . Official policy automatically declares marriages under 15 as `` null and void '' , while marriages at the age of 14 or 15 are `` voidable '' . In 2012 , the high court declared that Muslim women can marry at 15 . Additionally , the report declares that `` In spite of these legal provisions , child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA , 1929 , the Hindu Marriage Act , 1955 and also under the Muslim Law . '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Marriage at younger ages is legal with parental consent and judicial approval . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 15 for males and 13 for females with parental consent and judicial approval . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 with judicial permission if fitness , physical capacity and guardian 's consent ( or unreasonable objection on part of guardian ) are established . ( These rules may have been revised after Saddam Hussein 's fall. ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Minimum marriageable age increased from 17 to 18 in November 2013 . Family courts able to recognise marriage for 16 and above in special cases . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td> 18 for males and 16 for females with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 16 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td> 18 with parental consent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Local self - government agencies may , at the request of the parties entering the marriage , provided that justifiable reasons exist , lower the marriage age . The marriage age may not be lowered by more than 1 year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Male consent </Th> <Th> Female consent </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 for females with the consent of the father or with judicial approval . Under the Civil Code , Article 70 sets the marriageable age at 18 for males and 16 for females . However , Article 71 creates an exception to the above , stating : `` ( 1 ) Where the girl does not complete the age provided under Article 70 of this law , the marriage may be concluded only through her father or the competent court . ( 2 ) The marriage of a minor girl whose age is less then ( sic ) 15 shall never be permissible . '' In practice , however , marriage often occurs at much younger ages , as different ethnic groups in Afghanistan have various traditions , many accepting marriage at young ages . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 ( under 18 for special cases , with parental consent and permission of court ) </Td> <Td> Bangladeshi law provides penal sanctions for the contraction of under - age marriages , although such unions are not considered invalid . Despite the law , child marriage rates in Bangladesh are among the highest in the world . Every 2 out of 3 marriages involve child marriages . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Minimum legal age for marriage without parental consent varies across states / provinces , ethnic groups , religious groups or forms of marriage . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> China is the only country to have the highest set marriageable age for men . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td> 16 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> If any partner ( s ) engages in marriage at a younger age , ( s ) he can ask for the marriage to be declared void . A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 16 . Official policy automatically declares marriages under 15 as `` null and void '' , while marriages at the age of 14 or 15 are `` voidable '' . In 2012 , the high court declared that Muslim women can marry at 15 . Additionally , the report declares that `` In spite of these legal provisions , child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA , 1929 , the Hindu Marriage Act , 1955 and also under the Muslim Law . '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Marriage at younger ages is legal with parental consent and judicial approval . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 15 for males and 13 for females with parental consent and judicial approval . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 with judicial permission if fitness , physical capacity and guardian 's consent ( or unreasonable objection on part of guardian ) are established . ( These rules may have been revised after Saddam Hussein 's fall. ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Minimum marriageable age increased from 17 to 18 in November 2013 . Family courts able to recognise marriage for 16 and above in special cases . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td> 18 for males and 16 for females with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 16 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td> 18 with parental consent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> Local self - government agencies may , at the request of the parties entering the marriage , provided that justifiable reasons exist , lower the marriage age . The marriage age may not be lowered by more than 1 year . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td> 15 with parental consent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td>
legal age for marriage for girl in india
legal age for marriage for girl in india
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