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

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STAT Canada Iceland HISTORY
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Iceland
18
Ranked 15th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Iceland
18
Ranked 15th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. Under 18 with parental consent and permission of the Ministry of the Interior.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 101 times more than Iceland
1,456
Ranked 75th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
4.56
Ranked 60th. 3% more than Canada

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Iceland
18
Ranked 31st.
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Iceland
0.0752
Ranked 26th.

Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Iceland
0.1
Ranked 28th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Iceland
0.5
Ranked 29th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 136 times more than Iceland
516
Ranked 64th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th. 30% more than Iceland
1.62
Ranked 46th.

Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 105 times more than Iceland
1,432
Ranked 26th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than Iceland
4.49
Ranked 7th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
30.5 years
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
32.6 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Iceland
18
Ranked 38th.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th. 1330 times more than Iceland
24
Ranked 26th.

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; 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

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