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

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STAT Canada New Zealand HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than New Zealand
11.5%
Ranked 9th.
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than New Zealand
20,231
Ranked 55th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
4.59
Ranked 59th. 4% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th.
1.68
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Canada

Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th.
4.5
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Canada
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th.
8.4
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Canada
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than New Zealand
8,551
Ranked 41st.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th. 9% more than New Zealand
1.94
Ranked 35th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than New Zealand
5.47
Ranked 13th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th. 6% more than New Zealand
25.4 years
Ranked 6th.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 10 children to 4 families (clinical policy, not legislated)
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. 16 with parental consent.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th. 9% more than New Zealand
27.2 years
Ranked 9th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as New Zealand
16
Ranked 48th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 66th.
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 no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 30% more than New Zealand
11.5%
Ranked 9th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th.
72.3%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Canada
Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than New Zealand
17,973
Ranked 21st.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 76th.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than New Zealand
5,512
Ranked 25th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as New Zealand
16
Ranked 40th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th.
72.3%
Ranked 4th. About the same as Canada

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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