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

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STAT Finland United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 17%
Ranked 2nd.
18%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Finland

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 45th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 47th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
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. 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
Marriages 28,741
Ranked 24th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than Finland

Marriages per thousand people 5.31
Ranked 23th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Finland

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 119th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 107th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 33th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Finland
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 32nd.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Finland
Total divorces 12,977
Ranked 16th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 68 times more than Finland

Total divorces per thousand people 2.4
Ranked 9th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Finland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.2 years
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.3 years
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.

SOURCES: 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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