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

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STAT Canada Portugal HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 16%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Portugal
10%
Ranked 10th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
86.8%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
86.8%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Portugal
11.2%
Ranked 7th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Portugal
18
Ranked 42nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Portugal
18
Ranked 44th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. 16 with parental consent (or if this is unattainable, the court can provide the consent).
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Portugal
34,423
Ranked 22nd.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st. 35% more than Portugal
3.27
Ranked 48th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Portugal
1.2
Ranked 4th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th.
4.6
Ranked 7th. 48% more than Canada
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Portugal
26,750
Ranked 24th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.53
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Canada

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Portugal
23.9 years
Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Portugal
26.7 years
Ranked 17th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as Portugal
16
Ranked 64th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Portugal
18
Ranked 103th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 34% more than Portugal
11.2%
Ranked 7th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th.
82.5%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Canada

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Portugal
18
Ranked 116th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as Portugal
16
Ranked 53th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th.
82.5%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Canada

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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