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

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STAT Ireland United Kingdom HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 30% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Condom 23.3%
Ranked 3rd.
27%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 23.3%
Ranked 3rd.
27%
Ranked 1st. 16% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than Ireland

Marriageable age > Notes url= http://dublin.usembassy.gov/service/other-citizen-services/other-citizen-services/marriage-in-ireland.html |title=Marriage In Ireland | Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Dublin.usembassy.gov |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> England and Wales : 16 with parental consent.
Marriages 21,245
Ranked 31st.
277,740
Ranked 13th. 13 times more than Ireland

Marriages per thousand people 4.63
Ranked 35th. 4% more than United Kingdom
4.46
Ranked 67th.

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.2
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 14th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 18th. The same as United Kingdom
0.4
Ranked 17th.
Total divorces 3,363
Ranked 53th.
129,764
Ranked 9th. 39 times more than Ireland

Total divorces per thousand people 0.735
Ranked 65th.
2.07
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Ireland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United Kingdom
26.4 years
Ranked 7th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.2 years
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United Kingdom
28.4 years
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Marriageable age (Africa); 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. 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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