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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Switzerland

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STAT Netherlands Switzerland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69%
Ranked 10th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Netherlands
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 14th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 14th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriages 70,315
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Switzerland
42,650
Ranked 16th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.19
Ranked 39th.
5.33
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Netherlands

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural divorces per million people 532.47
Ranked 12th. 6% more than Switzerland
500.86
Ranked 12th.

Rural marriages per thousand people 2
Ranked 19th. 62% more than Switzerland
1.24
Ranked 17th.

Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 21st.
0.7
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Total divorces 34,317
Ranked 6th. 96% more than Switzerland
17,550
Ranked 13th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 15th.
2.19
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Netherlands

Urban divorces 21,492
Ranked 13th. 58% more than Switzerland
13,603
Ranked 13th.

Urban divorces per thousand people 1.3
Ranked 20th.
1.72
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Netherlands

Urban marriages per thousand people 2.98
Ranked 27th.
4.08
Ranked 10th. 37% more than Netherlands

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Switzerland
29.1 years
Ranked 5th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69%
Ranked 10th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Netherlands
Contraception use among married women > Condom 9%
Ranked 8th.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Netherlands
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 21st.
0.1
Ranked 13th.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children 8 children
Marriageable age > Notes Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice. url= http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/a94.html |title=SR 210 Art. 94 A. Capacity to marry (Swiss Civil Code) |publisher=Admin.ch |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Switzerland
31.6 years
Ranked 5th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 70th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 30th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 117th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 35th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Married heterosexual couples
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment expenses expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 9%
Ranked 8th.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 58% more than Netherlands
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 67%
Ranked 7th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Netherlands
Urban marriages 47,515
Ranked 16th. 47% more than Switzerland
32,279
Ranked 13th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 131st. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 42nd.
Rural marriages 31,923
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Switzerland
9,804
Ranked 17th.

Rural divorces 8,802
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Switzerland
3,963
Ranked 14th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 60th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 16th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 67%
Ranked 7th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Netherlands

SOURCES: 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. 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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