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

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STAT Belgium Netherlands HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 70.4%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriages 40,500
Ranked 17th.
70,315
Ranked 13th. 74% more than Belgium

Marriages per thousand people 3.63
Ranked 42nd.
4.19
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Belgium

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women <18 16
Rural divorces per million people 32.88
Ranked 36th.
532.47
Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Belgium

Rural marriages per thousand people 0.0584
Ranked 39th.
2
Ranked 19th. 34 times more than Belgium

Teen marriage rate > Women 0.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Netherlands
0.2
Ranked 21st.
Total divorces 27,400
Ranked 8th.
34,317
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Belgium

Total divorces per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Netherlands
2.05
Ranked 15th.

Urban divorces 32,251
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Netherlands
21,492
Ranked 13th.

Urban divorces per thousand people 2.99
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Netherlands
1.3
Ranked 20th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 18th. 32% more than Netherlands
2.98
Ranked 27th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 27.9 years
Ranked 6th.
29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Belgium
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 70.4%
Ranked 6th. 2% more than Netherlands
69%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 6%
Ranked 11th.
9%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Belgium

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 6 children 25 children
Marriageable age > Notes Younger with parental and judicial consent, but permission is only granted in "extreme" situations such as pregnancy. Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.3 years
Ranked 6th.
32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Belgium
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 117th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity varies no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 6%
Ranked 11th.
9%
Ranked 8th. 50% more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 69.1%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

Urban marriages 42,673
Ranked 14th.
47,515
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Belgium

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 45th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 131st.
Rural marriages 630
Ranked 38th.
31,923
Ranked 13th. 51 times more than Belgium

Rural divorces 355
Ranked 33th.
8,802
Ranked 8th. 25 times more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 69.1%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Netherlands
67%
Ranked 7th.

SOURCES: 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; 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; 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

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