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

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STAT Netherlands United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69%
Ranked 10th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Netherlands

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69%
Ranked 10th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Netherlands

Contraception use among married women > Condom 9%
Ranked 8th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Netherlands

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice. 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 70,315
Ranked 13th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than Netherlands

Marriages per thousand people 4.19
Ranked 39th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 62% more than Netherlands

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children No enforced national limit - guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 21st.
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 21st.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Netherlands
Total divorces 34,317
Ranked 6th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Netherlands

Total divorces per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 15th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Netherlands

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 70th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 117th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment expenses varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 9%
Ranked 8th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Netherlands

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 67%
Ranked 7th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Netherlands

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 131st. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 60th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 67%
Ranked 7th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Netherlands

SOURCES: 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; 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. 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

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