An official report states that 41% of Saudi women aged 15 to 49 have never been married

[@__HolaLola]

I lived and worked there for years as college instructor - 70% of my female students were divorced in their early twenties. There’s no stigma for divorced women either. It’s assumed most women are on their second marriage by 30.

[@MrTruthAndFacts]

The word Anes isn't problematic. It's only problematic in the eyes of the West. We want to encourage women to get married and raise children.

[@robertobravo6834]

This doesn't necessarily mean that they never have had intercourse. And that their hymen still is intact doesn't mean that the rest of the body also is either.

[@IronMan-nu3rb]

That's just your assumption

[@croneyr]

Wait. 15 is pretty young. What if you run this stat between 25 and 49. Lots of 15 year olds will be married by the time they are 25. There are lies, darned lies, and statistics.

[@IronMan-nu3rb]

What's the sample size of the survey? The name of organisations who did survey?

[@tecomaman]

what other question is there becides "why "

[@delyvisana]

Statistic don't work unless you can make a comparison and a norm. What are you comparing this with? It would be useful to know.

[@kavalerdivacom]

How does that number compare to women in other countries? I have no feeling for an average or expected percentage.

[@swissbiggy]

Those numbers are almost the same in every western nation.... In the Netherlands where I live about 39% of the women will never get married... But that number is way higher for men...

[@finnishgovernment2583]

is this ai

[@sachins6200]

yes - Notebook llm -- with very little ingenuity to make it authentic -- views for cheap by the poster

[@thomasmathew1678]

Dowry system is there, groom has to pay to brides dad.

[@__HolaLola]

@@thomasmathew1678 it’s paid to her and it’s called a mahr.

[@michaellawson6533]

This will lead to a demographic collapse.

[@Starlightndust]

Rubbish!

[@swissbiggy]

It won't because these numbers are exactly the same as you will find them in any western nation... On top of that, the number of men that never get married is even way higher...