Polygamy in Mongolia

Polygamous marriages are not legally recognized in Mongolia. According to news.china.com, some Mongolian newspapers in 2005 discussed whether Mongolia should legalize polygamous unions. Proponents of such unions argued that the legislation would help reduce the imbalance of the male and female population.^[1]

External links

↑ Talks to legalize polygamy in Mongolia

Polygamous marriage by country

Performed
legally

Nationwide	Afghanistan Algeria Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad CAR Comoros Congo Djibouti Egypt Gabon The Gambia India Indonesia Iran Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Libya Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Morocco Myanmar Niger Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda UAE Yemen Zambia

Statewide	Iraq¹ Nigeria² Palestine Gaza Strip West Bank Syria¹

Recognized if
performed
legally abroad

Australia (2008)
New Zealand (1980)
United Kingdom (2008; welfare only)

Recognized under
customary law

Other countries
and regions

Legal status
Polygamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
Non-monogamy
Polygamy by country
Marriage practice by country

¹ Kurdish-controlled areas criminalize polygamy
² Regions governed by Sharia

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