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

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STAT Australia Ireland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Ireland
64.8%
Ranked 17th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Ireland
64.8%
Ranked 17th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Australia

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 40th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 42nd.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). url= http://dublin.usembassy.gov/service/other-citizen-services/other-citizen-services/marriage-in-ireland.html |title=Marriage In Ireland | Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Dublin.usembassy.gov |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Ireland
21,245
Ranked 31st.

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 18% more than Ireland
4.63
Ranked 35th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 97th.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Ireland
0.2
Ranked 15th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Ireland
0.4
Ranked 18th.
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th. 15 times more than Ireland
3,363
Ranked 53th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Ireland
0.735
Ranked 65th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th.
30.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th.
32.2 years
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Australia
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.2
Ranked 8th.
0.4
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Australia
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Ireland
61.4%
Ranked 11th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as Ireland
18
Ranked 109th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 11% more than Ireland
61.4%
Ranked 11th.

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; Wikipedia: Adoption (Modern period) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, ); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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