India to raise legal age of marriage for women to 21 years - Here's a look at the global trend

Under Civil Marriage law, you must be 18 years of age to marry in Trinidad and Tobago, but exemptions may be granted on religious grounds. The minimum age for Muslim marriages in the country is 12 years and the minimum age for Hindu marriages is 16 years.

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The Northern European country of Estonia has the lowest marriageable age on the continent. In Estonia teenagers at the age of 15 are allowed to marry with parental consent. However, a person who is at least 18 years old is considered to be of an age to marry.

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In Niger, family law has several sources - the Civil Code, customs and international legal instruments. The Civil Code sets the minimum age of marriage at 18 years for boys and 15 years for girls, but the majority of unions take place under customary law.

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People in England and Wales are allowed to marry at the age of 18 years. However, they can also marry at the age of 16 or 17 with parental consent. UK has no law that prohibits marriages held under this age, according to a BBC report.

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The marriage age for Americans is now 18 for both genders. The consent of at least one parent or guardian is required for a person aged 16 or 17 to get married. Males at the time of marriage must be at least 18 years of age, while females aged 16 to 17 can marry with the consent of at least one parent or guardian.

However, in Nebraska the minimum age is 19 while in Mississippi the minimum marriageable age is 21 years.

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In China, marriage registration procedures have always had an age limit. Currently, the legal marriage age for men is 22 years and for women, the marriageable age is 20 years.

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