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

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STAT Canada Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Canada
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. Under 18 with permission from the county administrative board (LST). The county administrative board may only give permission when there are 'special reasons' but although the custodians of the underage should be heard if possible, the consent of the custodians is not required. Although the law specifies no lower age limit to enter into marriage, the policy of the LST is to not grant any permission to a person under 15 years of age.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Sweden
50,616
Ranked 14th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Canada

Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 12 children to 6 families (2 per family)
Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Sweden
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sweden
0.5
Ranked 31st.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Sweden
23,422
Ranked 10th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 17% more than Canada

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 21% more than Canada
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married or in cohabitation
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity author= |url= http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2826462/ |title=Disclosing the identity of sperm donors |publisher=Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= |accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data 300 SEK
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.

SOURCES: 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.; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); 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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