NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA
PREVALENCIA DEL MATRIMONIO A LOS 15 AÑOS
FEMENINO
2%
MASCULINO
N / A
PREVALENCIA DEL MATRIMONIO A LOS 18 AÑOS
7%
1%
Year of data:
2013
Fuente:
DHS 2013
Año de los datos:
2013
Fuente:
DHS 2013
EDAD LEGAL PARA MATRIMONIO
21 or 18
21 or 18
EDAD MÍNIMA PERMITIDA PARA MATRIMONIO DEBIDO A EXCEPCIONES EN LA LEY
18 or no minimum age
18 or no minimum age
Ley(es) que rigen el matrimonio y/o el matrimonio infantil:
Marriage Act 2024 (not yet in force), Marriage Act 1961 (amended 2019), Married Persons Equality Act 1996, Child Care and Protection Act 2015 (amended 2019)
SOBRE LA LEY Y CUALQUIER EXCEPCIÓN
In 2024, the President of Namibia signed the Marriage Act 2024, which replaces the Marriage Act of 1961, and repeals sections of other laws which enable child marriage. Once the law is in force, Namibia will have a legal age of marriage of 18 with parental consent, or 21 without consent, with no exceptions. However, as of April 2025, this act has not come into force.
Namibia's current laws are conflicting on the legal age of marriage. The 1996 Married Persons Equality Act amended the legal age from 21 to 18. However, the Child Care and Protection Act refers to the Marriage Act as the basis for the legal age of marriage, and this is set at 21. In any case, the Marriage Act 1961 and the Married Persons Equality Act both allow marriage under the legal age with the written permission of a minister or any staff member in the Public Service as authorised by the minister, with no absolute minimum age. Customary marriages occur in Namibia but the Constitution states that customary laws are only valid if they do not conflict with statutory laws.
¿PUEDEN IR LAS CHICAS CASADAS O EMBARAZADAS ? ¿ESCUELA?
The Child Care and Protection Act guarantees the right to education without discrimination, including based on pregnancy.