What is the minimum marriage age in Nepal?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 20.
Nepal 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
- India
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Bhutan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Bangladesh
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Pakistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Myanmar
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Tajikistan
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Other laws in Nepal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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