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

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STAT Latvia United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 11%
Ranked 2nd.
18%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Latvia

Contraception use among married women > Any method 67.8%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Latvia

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 67.8%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Latvia

Contraception use among married women > Condom 13.6%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 29th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 30th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriages 11,244
Ranked 37th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 188 times more than Latvia

Marriages per thousand people 5.55
Ranked 18th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 22% more than Latvia

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 18th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Latvia
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.7
Ranked 16th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Latvia
Total divorces 7,311
Ranked 23th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 120 times more than Latvia

Total divorces per thousand people 3.61
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than United States
2.81
Ranked 8th.

Women denied family planning 16.8%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.9 years
Ranked 4th. 2% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with court and/or parental permission. 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
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29 years
Ranked 5th. 1% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 36th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 46th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 13.6%
Ranked 6th. 15% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 55.5%
Ranked 11th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Latvia

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 53th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 24th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 55.5%
Ranked 11th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Latvia

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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