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

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STAT Canada United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 16%
Ranked 3rd.
18%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Canada

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 54% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 No enforced national limit - guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Canada
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 11% more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Canada

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Canada

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. Generally 18, but varies by state. Most states allow minors to marry with judicial and/or parental consent. Main article: Age of marriage in United States of America
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
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> varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 2% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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; 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. 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

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