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

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STAT Australia France HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 85% more than France
7.9%
Ranked 10th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4838090.stm | work=BBC News | title=France raises marriage age limit | date=23 March 2006}}</ref> but the age condition may be waived with a special dispense granted by the authorities if at least one parent consents to the marriage (or one grandparent if both parents are dead or unable to give consent, or a family council if all parents and grandparents are dead or unable to give consent). After 18, parents (or grandparents) may still prevent the marriage by refusing their consent, but their opposition may be waived by the authorities, whereas before 18, their consent is absolutely needed.
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th.
235,000
Ranked 6th. 93% more than Australia

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 52% more than France
3.58
Ranked 43th.

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 5 children
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than France
0.1
Ranked 12th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. 60% more than France
0.5
Ranked 16th.
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th.
129,802
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Australia

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th. 10% more than France
1.99
Ranked 34th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th.
30.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th.
32.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Australia
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as France
18
Ranked 112th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data no data
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no date=November 2012}}</ref>
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 85% more than France
7.9%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Australia

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as France
18
Ranked 125th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 9% 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.; 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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