People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Finland & Germany

Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men: Minimum legal age at which men can be married without parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

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STAT	Finland	Germany
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 45th. The same as Germany	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 47th. The same as Germany	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Under 18 with the consent of the ministry of justice in extraordinary circumstances, in which case parents or other guardian must be heard, but actual parental consent is not required.	16 with court permission and parental consent.
Marriages	28,741 Ranked 24th.	386,000 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Finland
Marriages per thousand people	5.31 Ranked 23th. 13% more than Germany	4.71 Ranked 34th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 119th. The same as Germany	18 Ranked 37th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 107th. The same as Germany	18 Ranked 30th.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.1 Ranked 33th.	0.0 Ranked 20th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.5 Ranked 32nd. 67% more than Germany	0.3 Ranked 20th.
Total divorces	12,977 Ranked 16th.	187,640 Ranked 5th. 14 times more than Finland
Total divorces per thousand people	2.4 Ranked 9th. 4% more than Germany	2.29 Ranked 24th.

SOURCES: 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.

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