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

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STAT Belgium Norway HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 70.4%
Ranked 6th.
88.4%
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Belgium

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Norway
18
Ranked 3rd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Norway
18
Ranked 3rd.
Marriages 40,500
Ranked 17th. 66% more than Norway
24,346
Ranked 29th.

Marriages per thousand people 3.63
Ranked 42nd.
4.85
Ranked 31st. 33% more than Belgium

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women <18 16
Rural divorces per million people 32.88
Ranked 36th.
681.41
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than Belgium

Rural marriages per thousand people 0.0584
Ranked 39th.
2.72
Ranked 8th. 47 times more than Belgium

Teen marriage rate > Women 0.6
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Norway
0.2
Ranked 35th.
Total divorces 27,400
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Norway
9,929
Ranked 22nd.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 8th. 24% more than Norway
1.98
Ranked 18th.

Urban divorces 32,251
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Norway
3,682
Ranked 11th.

Urban divorces per thousand people 2.99
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Norway
0.901
Ranked 10th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 18th. 45% more than Norway
2.72
Ranked 15th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 27.9 years
Ranked 6th.
31.4 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Belgium
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 70.4%
Ranked 6th.
88.4%
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Condom 6%
Ranked 11th.
12.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belgium

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 34th.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 6 children 8 children
Marriageable age > Notes Younger with parental and judicial consent, but permission is only granted in "extreme" situations such as pregnancy. url= http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-19910704-047.html#1 |title=LOV 1991-07-04 nr 47: Lov om ekteskap |publisher=Lovdata.no |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.3 years
Ranked 6th.
33.7 years
Ranked 1st. 11% more than Belgium
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Norway
18
Ranked 111th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data no data
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity varies no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 6%
Ranked 11th.
12.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 69.1%
Ranked 4th.
82.2%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Belgium

Urban marriages 42,673
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Norway
11,111
Ranked 13th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 45th. The same as Norway
18
Ranked 123th.
Rural marriages 630
Ranked 38th.
11,119
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Belgium

Rural divorces 355
Ranked 33th.
2,784
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 69.1%
Ranked 4th.
82.2%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Belgium

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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