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

Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men: Minimum legal age at which men can be married without parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.

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STAT	Australia	New Caledonia
Marriages	121,752 Ranked 19th. 134 times more than New Caledonia	908 Ranked 85th.
Marriages per thousand people	5.45 Ranked 38th. 50% more than New Caledonia	3.63 Ranked 77th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 106th. The same as New Caledonia	18 Ranked 32nd.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 94th. The same as New Caledonia	18 Ranked 26th.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.4 Ranked 12th. Twice as much as New Caledonia	0.2 Ranked 4th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.8 Ranked 15th. 60% more than New Caledonia	0.5 Ranked 6th.
Total divorces	48,935 Ranked 16th. 160 times more than New Caledonia	305 Ranked 75th.
Total divorces per thousand people	2.19 Ranked 27th. 80% more than New Caledonia	1.22 Ranked 59th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.7 years Ranked 4th.	30.4 years Ranked 1st. 6% more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.9 years Ranked 4th.	32.5 years Ranked 1st. 5% more than Australia

SOURCES: 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

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