Who is included in the DHS category “currently married women”?
“Currently married women” are respondents whose marital status was married at the time of the survey. The group excludes never-married, widowed, divorced, and separated wom...
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What is the average marriage age in Pakistan?
There is no single defensible average marriage age for every Pakistani adult. The 2017–18 DHS instead reported separate medians: 20.4 years at first marriage among women ag...
How commonly is deferred Haq Mehr used in Pakistani marriages according to available research?
No recent nationally representative dataset reports what proportion of Pakistani Nikahnamas use deferred dower. The Pakistan DHS and census do not collect contract-level…
How often do couples know one another before marriage in Pakistan?
Pakistan has no current nationally representative statistic for how long spouses knew one another before marriage or what contact they had. Research among married youth has…
How common are arranged marriages in Pakistan according to available research?
Arranged marriage is widely documented in Pakistan, but no recent nationally representative survey publishes a single percentage using a consistent…
What percentage of Pakistani marriages are between first cousins?
The 2017–18 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey found that almost half of ever-married women were married to a first cousin: about 29% to a cousin on the father’s side…
How soon after marriage do couples in Pakistan typically have their first child?
The 2017–18 Pakistan DHS reported a median age at first marriage of 20.4 years and a median age at first birth of 22.8 years among women aged 25–49. The 2.4-year difference…
How does contraceptive use differ among married couples in Pakistan?
In the 2017–18 Pakistan DHS, 34% of currently married women used any contraceptive method: 25% used a modern method and 9% a traditional method. Modern-method use was about…
How common is remarriage after divorce in Pakistan?
Pakistan does not publish a current national transition rate showing what proportion of divorced people remarry or how long remarriage takes. The census records current…