“There has been a constant decline in child marriages in Malaysia, says women, family and community development minister Nancy Shukri.

Citing data from the statistics department, Nancy said it has shown a 37% decrease in child marriages from 2019 to 2023.

In a written parliamentary reply, she said there were 1,467 child marriages recorded in 2019, 1,354 in 2020, 1,086 in 2021, 1,035 in 2022, and 923 in 2023.”

From Free Malaysia Today.