What is the minimum marriage age in the Central African Republic?

18+

Minimum marriage age: 18.

The Central African Republic 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

Chad
18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Cameroon
18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
Republic of the Congo
18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
South Sudan
18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Sudan
Under 16 possible Muslim religious marriages are allowed from puberty, with no minimum age requirement.
Gabon
18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.

Other laws in Central African Republic

Same-Sex Marriage
Not recognized
Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Age of Consent
18+
Sex Work
Legal & regulated
Incest Laws
Legal between adults

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