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

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STAT Australia Germany HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany
66.2%
Ranked 14th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany
66.2%
Ranked 14th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Germany
6.2%
Ranked 21st.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as Germany
18
Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Germany
18
Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). 16 with court permission and parental consent.
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th.
386,000
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 16% more than Germany
4.71
Ranked 34th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 59th. The same as Germany
16
Ranked 28th.
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 15 children
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 20th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Germany
0.3
Ranked 20th.
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th.
187,640
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Australia

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th.
2.29
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Australia

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Germany
18
Ranked 30th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Usually married heterosexual couples
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Germany
6.2%
Ranked 21st.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Germany
61.6%
Ranked 10th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as Germany
18
Ranked 37th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 49th. The same as Germany
16
Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Germany
61.6%
Ranked 10th.

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; 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

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