What is the minimum marriage age in Cameroon?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 21.
Cameroon is one of 184 countries classified “18+” for the minimum marriage age — 97% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Nigeria
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Equatorial Guinea
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Gabon
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Central African Republic
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Chad
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Republic of the Congo
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
Other laws in Cameroon
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
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