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

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STAT Canada Jamaica HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Jamaica
69%
Ranked 6th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th. 7% more than Jamaica
69%
Ranked 6th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th.
24%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th.
24%
Ranked 1st. 60% more than Canada

Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Jamaica
20,175
Ranked 34th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
7.44
Ranked 10th. 68% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as Jamaica
16
Ranked 47th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Jamaica
18
Ranked 65th.
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Jamaica
0.2
Ranked 16th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Jamaica
0.5
Ranked 17th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 29 times more than Jamaica
2,409
Ranked 30th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Jamaica
0.888
Ranked 33th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
33.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
34.6 years
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Jamaica
66.2%
Ranked 4th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Jamaica
18
Ranked 75th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as Jamaica
16
Ranked 39th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Jamaica
66.2%
Ranked 4th.

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