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

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STAT Bulgaria United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69.2%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Bulgaria

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69.2%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Bulgaria

Contraception use among married women > Condom 22.3%
Ranked 5th. 89% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 23th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 23th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with parental consent and permission of the local court but the other partner must be 18 or older. Generally 18, but varies by state. Most states allow minors to marry with judicial and/or parental consent. Main article: Age of marriage in United States of America
Marriages 21,167
Ranked 32nd.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Bulgaria

Marriages per thousand people 2.9
Ranked 49th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 2
Ranked 12th. 33% more than United States
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 8.5
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 11,947
Ranked 17th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 73 times more than Bulgaria

Total divorces per thousand people 1.64
Ranked 22nd.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Bulgaria

Women denied family planning 29.7%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 21.1 years
Ranked 2nd.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Bulgaria
Years spent single before marriage > Males 24.9 years
Ranked 2nd.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 15% more than Bulgaria
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 38th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 49th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 22.3%
Ranked 5th. 89% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 40.1%
Ranked 15th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Bulgaria

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 57th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 26th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 40.1%
Ranked 15th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 76% more than Bulgaria

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; 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; 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

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