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

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STAT Libya United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 45.2%
Ranked 25th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 69% more than Libya

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 45.2%
Ranked 25th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 69% more than Libya

Marriageable age > Females 20
Ranked 1st. 11% more than United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 20
Ranked 4th. 11% more than United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes But lower with judicial permission on grounds of benefit or necessity and with wali's agreement. 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 17,862
Ranked 59th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 119 times more than Libya

Marriages per thousand people 4.51
Ranked 86th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 51% more than Libya

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 18 13
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 17th. 29% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.5
Ranked 11th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Libya
Teen marriage rate > Women 2.5
Ranked 12th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 12% more than Libya
Total divorces 1,740
Ranked 67th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 504 times more than Libya

Total divorces per thousand people 0.326
Ranked 92nd.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Libya

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32 years
Ranked 1st. 12% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 25.7%
Ranked 27th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Libya

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 6th. 38% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 25.7%
Ranked 27th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Libya

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

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