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

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STAT Albania United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69.3%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Albania

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69.3%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Albania

Contraception use among married women > Condom 4%
Ranked 12th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Albania

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 4th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 4th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes url= http://genderindex.org/country/albania |title=Gender Equality in Albania | Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) |publisher=Genderindex.org |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> 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 25,303
Ranked 50th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 84 times more than Albania

Marriages per thousand people 8.02
Ranked 21st. 18% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 27th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 2
Ranked 11th. 33% more than United States
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 7.2
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 4,807
Ranked 52nd.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 182 times more than Albania

Total divorces per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 50th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 85% more than Albania

Women denied family planning 12.9%
Ranked 9th. 61% more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 22.9 years
Ranked 1st.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Albania
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27 years
Ranked 1st.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 6% more than Albania
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 10th. 29% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 4%
Ranked 12th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Albania

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 10.2%
Ranked 17th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Albania

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 38th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 10.2%
Ranked 17th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Albania

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; 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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