People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Barbados & Jamaica

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 legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Legal Age for Marriage.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men: Minimum legal age at which men can be married with parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married with parental consent.
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	Barbados	Jamaica
Marriages	2,768 Ranked 80th.	20,175 Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Barbados
Marriages per thousand people	10.02 Ranked 9th. 35% more than Jamaica	7.44 Ranked 10th.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	16
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	16 Ranked 63th. The same as Jamaica	16 Ranked 47th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 52nd. The same as Jamaica	16 Ranked 39th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 115th. The same as Jamaica	18 Ranked 75th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 102nd. The same as Jamaica	18 Ranked 65th.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.2 Ranked 3rd. The same as Jamaica	0.2 Ranked 16th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.6 Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Jamaica	0.5 Ranked 17th.
Total divorces	464 Ranked 78th.	2,409 Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Barbados
Total divorces per thousand people	1.68 Ranked 49th. 89% more than Jamaica	0.888 Ranked 33th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	31.8 years Ranked 1st.	33.2 years Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Barbados
Years spent single before marriage > Males	34.3 years Ranked 1st.	34.6 years Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Barbados

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; 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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