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Grumpy Lankan, PhD
@TheGrumpyLankan
Loves Sri Lanka. Not part of your echo chamber.
Jul 11, 2019 • 10 tweets • 7 min read
Lets talk numbers on Child marriages in #SriLanka

As of 2012, there were a total of 104,176 married citizens (registered & customary) between the ages of 15-19.

Also, 3530 of those married were below 15.

#lka #SriLanka

All figs taken frm National Census of Population 2012. When looking at gender breakdown, all 3530 married who are below 15 years of age are female.

85,392 of the 104,176 married citizens between ages of 15-19 are female too.

#lka #srilanka