Drop in underage marriage figures from 2020 to 2021, Dewan Rakyat told

By JUNAID IBRAHIM, RAHIMY RAHIM, GERARD GIMINO and TEH ATHIRA YUSOF

Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of people in underage marriages in Malaysia decreased to 1,086 in 2021 from 1,354 in 2020, says Datuk Seri Nancy Syukri (pic).

The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said 2020 statistics showed 1,233 bumiputra, 63 Chinese, 12 Indians and 46 from other ethnic groups were in underage marriages.

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