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

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STAT Canada South Korea HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 16%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Korea
3%
Ranked 12th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
80%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
80%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th.
24.3%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Canada

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as South Korea
18
Ranked 9th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as South Korea
18
Ranked 15th.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th.
329,087
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Canada

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
6.61
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Canada

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 18
Rural marriages per thousand people 1.52
Ranked 17th. 39% more than South Korea
1.09
Ranked 19th.

Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 8 times more than South Korea
0.4
Ranked 11th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th.
114,284
Ranked 11th. 63% more than Canada

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.3
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Canada

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than South Korea
5.36
Ranked 4th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th. 3% more than South Korea
26.1 years
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than South Korea
0.2
Ranked 9th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. With parental consent
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th. 1% more than South Korea
29.3 years
Ranked 3rd.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th.
18
Ranked 18th. 13% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd.
20
Ranked 23th. 11% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th.
24.3%
Ranked 2nd. 62% more than Canada

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than South Korea
70.1%
Ranked 4th.

Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd.
266,713
Ranked 6th. 77% more than Canada

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th.
20
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Canada
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th.
54,441
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Canada

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th.
18
Ranked 7th. 13% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than South Korea
70.1%
Ranked 4th.

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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