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

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STAT Australia Netherlands HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Netherlands
9%
Ranked 8th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice.
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th. 73% more than Netherlands
70,315
Ranked 13th.

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 30% more than Netherlands
4.19
Ranked 39th.

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
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Netherlands
0.2
Ranked 21st.
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Netherlands
34,317
Ranked 6th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Netherlands
2.05
Ranked 15th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th.
29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th.
32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Australia
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 59th. The same as Netherlands
16
Ranked 70th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 117th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 62% more than Netherlands
9%
Ranked 8th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 131st.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 49th. The same as Netherlands
16
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

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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