People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on India & Puerto Rico

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STAT	India	Puerto Rico	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	8% Ranked 14th.	11% Ranked 3rd. 38% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th.	84.1% Ranked 2nd. 53% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th.	84.1% Ranked 2nd. 53% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th.	8.8% Ranked 11th. 60% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th.	8.8% Ranked 11th. 60% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th.	72.2% Ranked 4th. 50% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th.	72.2% Ranked 4th. 50% more than India
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th.	21 Ranked 1st. 17% more than India
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 2nd. The same as Puerto Rico	21 Ranked 1st.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."	(Younger parties may obtain license in case of pregnancy or birth of child), and 18 with parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 14th. The same as Puerto Rico	21 Ranked 10th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 63th.	21 Ranked 7th. 17% more than India
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Puerto Rico	11.9 Ranked 5th.
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Puerto Rico	4% Ranked 13th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	22.6 years Ranked 13th. 14% more than India

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