People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Bulgaria & India

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STAT	Bulgaria	India	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	69.2% Ranked 7th. 26% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	69.2% Ranked 7th. 26% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	22.3% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	22.3% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	40.1% Ranked 15th.	48.1% Ranked 13th. 20% more than Bulgaria
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	40.1% Ranked 15th.	48.1% Ranked 13th. 20% more than Bulgaria
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 23th. The same as India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 23th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Bulgaria
Marriageable age > Notes	16 with parental consent and permission of the local court but the other partner must be 18 or older.	url= http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 57th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Bulgaria
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 49th. The same as India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	8.5 Ranked 10th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bulgaria
Women denied family planning	29.7% Ranked 2nd. 45% more than India	20.5% Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	21.1 years Ranked 2nd. 6% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 2nd. The same as India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.

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