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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Australia & Canada

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STAT Australia Canada HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
74%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
74%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
15%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Australia

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as Canada
18
Ranked 20th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Canada
18
Ranked 20th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent.
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th.
147,288
Ranked 19th. 21% more than Australia

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 23% more than Canada
4.42
Ranked 71st.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor Australian Capital Territory : no data New South Wales : 5 families Northern Territory : no data Queensland : no data South Australia : no data Tasmania : no data Victoria : 10 families 25 children per population of 800,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th.
1.3
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th.
3.1
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Australia
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th.
70,226
Ranked 15th. 44% more than Australia

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th. 4% more than Canada
2.11
Ranked 37th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Canada
26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Canada
29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 59th. The same as Canada
16
Ranked 73th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Canada
18
Ranked 122nd.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data no data
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no author= |url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826462/ |title=Disclosing the identity of sperm donors |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref>
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
15%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
72%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Australia

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as Canada
18
Ranked 136th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 49th. The same as Canada
16
Ranked 64th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
72%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Australia

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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