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

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STAT Belgium Switzerland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 70.4%
Ranked 6th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Belgium
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 25th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriages 40,500
Ranked 17th.
42,650
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Belgium

Marriages per thousand people 3.63
Ranked 42nd.
5.33
Ranked 20th. 47% more than Belgium

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women <18 16
Rural divorces per million people 32.88
Ranked 36th.
500.86
Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Belgium

Rural marriages per thousand people 0.0584
Ranked 39th.
1.24
Ranked 17th. 21 times more than Belgium

Teen marriage rate > Women 0.6
Ranked 15th.
0.7
Ranked 14th. 17% more than Belgium
Total divorces 27,400
Ranked 8th. 56% more than Switzerland
17,550
Ranked 13th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.46
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Switzerland
2.19
Ranked 14th.

Urban divorces 32,251
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Switzerland
13,603
Ranked 13th.

Urban divorces per thousand people 2.99
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than Switzerland
1.72
Ranked 8th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 18th.
4.08
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Belgium

Years spent single before marriage > Females 27.9 years
Ranked 6th.
29.1 years
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Belgium
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 70.4%
Ranked 6th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Belgium
Contraception use among married women > Condom 6%
Ranked 11th.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Belgium
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 15th. The same as Switzerland
0.1
Ranked 13th.
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.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/a94.html |title=SR 210 Art. 94 A. Capacity to marry (Swiss Civil Code) |publisher=Admin.ch |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.3 years
Ranked 6th.
31.6 years
Ranked 5th. 4% more than Belgium
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 35th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married heterosexual couples
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.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Belgium
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 69.1%
Ranked 4th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 12% more than Belgium
Urban marriages 42,673
Ranked 14th. 32% more than Switzerland
32,279
Ranked 13th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 45th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 42nd.
Rural marriages 630
Ranked 38th.
9,804
Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Belgium

Rural divorces 355
Ranked 33th.
3,963
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Belgium

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 69.1%
Ranked 4th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 12% 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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