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

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STAT Australia Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Australia
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Australia
Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Australia
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). Under 18 with permission from the county administrative board (LST). The county administrative board may only give permission when there are 'special reasons' but although the custodians of the underage should be heard if possible, the consent of the custodians is not required. Although the law specifies no lower age limit to enter into marriage, the policy of the LST is to not grant any permission to a person under 15 years of age.
Marriages 121,752
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sweden
50,616
Ranked 14th.

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Sweden
5.32
Ranked 22nd.

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 12 children to 6 families (2 per family)
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th. 60% more than Sweden
0.5
Ranked 31st.
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sweden
23,422
Ranked 10th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 12% more than Australia

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Australia
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Australia
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.2
Ranked 8th.
1.1
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Australia
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married or in cohabitation
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data 300 SEK
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Australia
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.

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; 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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