Teenage marriage

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Teenage marriage is the union of two adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19. Many factors contribute to teenage marriage, such as love, teenage pregnancy, religion, security, wealth, family, peer pressure, arranged marriage, economic and/or political reasons, social advancement, and cultural reasons. Studies have shown that teenage married couples are often disadvantaged, may come from broken homes, may have little education, and work in low-status jobs in comparison with those that marry after adolescence. ^[1]

A majority of teenage marriages may suffer from complications, with many ending in divorce. In the United States, half of teenage marriages dissolve within 15 years of the marriage.^{[citation needed]} The rate of teenage marriage is on a decreasing trend, perhaps due to the many new options that are available to those considering teenage marriage.^{[citation needed]}

In the 21st century, teenage marriage is largely unrecognized or illegal in most countries, as most laws classify it as child abuse.^[2] Teenage marriage continues to be most prevalent in culturally or geographically isolated parts of the world, and it seems to be decreasing in areas where modern ideas of education are prevalent within the population.