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

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STAT	Canada	India	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	16% Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as India	8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method	74% Ranked 9th. 35% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	74% Ranked 9th. 35% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	15% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	15% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	72% Ranked 5th. 50% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	72% Ranked 5th. 50% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 20th. The same as India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 20th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Canada
Marriageable age > Notes	Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent.	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 136th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 122nd. The same as India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.1 Ranked 11th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Females	26.8 years Ranked 5th. 35% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	29.6 years Ranked 4th. 19% more than India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.

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