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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

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STAT Bangladesh Sri Lanka HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 61.2%
Ranked 5th.
68.4%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Bangladesh

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 61.2%
Ranked 5th.
68.4%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Bangladesh

Contraception use among married women > Condom 5.5%
Ranked 6th.
5.7%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Bangladesh

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 5.5%
Ranked 6th.
5.7%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Bangladesh

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 52.1%
Ranked 5th.
52.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 52.1%
Ranked 5th.
52.5%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Bangladesh

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriageable age > Males 21
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 12th.
Marriageable age > Notes Bangladeshi law provides for penal sanctions for the contraction of under-age marriages, though such unions are not considered invalid. However, the parties must have a Quazi's permission to marry before contracting into marriage if they are Muslims.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 21
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 1st. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 1st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 45.7
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Sri Lanka
9.2
Ranked 16th.
Women denied family planning 13.5%
Ranked 13th. 85% more than Sri Lanka
7.3%
Ranked 18th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 18.7 years
Ranked 26th.
25.3 years
Ranked 1st. 35% more than Bangladesh

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