What is the minimum marriage age in South Sudan?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 18.
South Sudan 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
- Sudan
- Under 16 possible Muslim religious marriages are allowed from puberty, with no minimum age requirement.
- Uganda
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Ethiopia
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Central African Republic
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Rwanda
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Kenya
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Other laws in South Sudan
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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