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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Canada & Netherlands

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STAT Canada Netherlands HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Netherlands
9%
Ranked 8th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Netherlands
70,315
Ranked 13th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st. 5% more than Netherlands
4.19
Ranked 39th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th.
2
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Canada

Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than Netherlands
0.2
Ranked 21st.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Netherlands
34,317
Ranked 6th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th. 3% more than Netherlands
2.05
Ranked 15th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Netherlands
2.98
Ranked 27th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Canada
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 25 children
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as Netherlands
16
Ranked 70th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 117th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity author= |url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826462/ |title=Disclosing the identity of sperm donors |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Netherlands
9%
Ranked 8th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
47,515
Ranked 16th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 131st.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th.
31,923
Ranked 13th. The same as Canada

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as Netherlands
16
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Marriageable age (Africa); Wikipedia: Marriageable age (South America); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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