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

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STAT Singapore United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 7%
Ranked 5th.
18%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Singapore

Contraception use among married women > Any method 62%
Ranked 14th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Singapore

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 62%
Ranked 14th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 23% more than Singapore

Contraception use among married women > Condom 22%
Ranked 4th. 86% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 21
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 21
Ranked 3rd. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 18 with parental consent; below 18 with special marriage license. 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 27,936
Ranked 26th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than Singapore

Marriages per thousand people 5.26
Ranked 25th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 29% more than Singapore

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women <21 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 27th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Singapore
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 33th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Singapore
Total divorces 6,893
Ranked 26th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 127 times more than Singapore

Total divorces per thousand people 1.3
Ranked 27th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Singapore

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.5 years
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30 years
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 21
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 22%
Ranked 4th. 86% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 55%
Ranked 13th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Singapore

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 21
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 55%
Ranked 13th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Singapore

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

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