People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on India & United Kingdom

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STAT	India	United Kingdom	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th.	84% Ranked 1st. 53% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th.	84% Ranked 1st. 53% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th.	27% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th.	27% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th.	84% Ranked 1st. 75% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th.	84% Ranked 1st. 75% more than India
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."	England and Wales : 16 with parental consent.
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than United Kingdom	0.4 Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	26.4 years Ranked 7th. 33% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th.	28.4 years Ranked 12th. 14% more than India

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