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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Canada & Denmark

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STAT Canada Denmark HISTORY
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Denmark
18
Ranked 32nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Denmark
18
Ranked 33th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. 15 with an exemption named "Kongebrev" (which is a "letter from the king [granting an exemption]"). Today, local authorities may give approval if the couple has their own home. A foreigner marrying a Dane does not receive residency permission, unless both spouses are at least 24 years old under the 24 year rule .
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Denmark
28,503
Ranked 25th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
5.1
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 15
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th.
3.7
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada

Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 12 children
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 24th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 31 times more than Denmark
0.1
Ranked 24th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Denmark
15,709
Ranked 15th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.81
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Canada

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 72% more than Denmark
4.16
Ranked 13th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
30.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
32.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. 7% more than Denmark
15
Ranked 79th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Denmark
18
Ranked 89th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity author= |url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826462/ |title=Disclosing the identity of sperm donors |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data 200-500 DKK
Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Denmark
20,369
Ranked 12th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Denmark
18
Ranked 101st.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th. 76% more than Denmark
18,101
Ranked 10th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. 7% more than Denmark
15
Ranked 77th.

SOURCES: 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; 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. 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

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