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

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STAT Canada Latvia HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 16%
Ranked 3rd. 45% more than Latvia
11%
Ranked 2nd.
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Latvia
67.8%
Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Latvia
67.8%
Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Latvia
13.6%
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Latvia
18
Ranked 29th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Latvia
18
Ranked 30th.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Latvia
11,244
Ranked 37th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
5.55
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Latvia
1.24
Ranked 23th.

Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Latvia
0.7
Ranked 16th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 10 times more than Latvia
7,311
Ranked 23th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
3.61
Ranked 2nd. 71% more than Canada

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Latvia
2.91
Ranked 25th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
26.9 years
Ranked 4th. About the same as Canada
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Latvia
0.1
Ranked 18th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. 16 with court and/or parental permission.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Latvia
29 years
Ranked 5th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as Latvia
16
Ranked 36th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Latvia
18
Ranked 46th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 10% more than Latvia
13.6%
Ranked 6th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Latvia
55.5%
Ranked 11th.
Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Latvia
6,516
Ranked 32nd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Latvia
18
Ranked 53th.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Latvia
2,774
Ranked 34th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as Latvia
16
Ranked 24th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Latvia
55.5%
Ranked 11th.

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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

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