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

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STAT Canada Switzerland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 74%
Ranked 9th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 74%
Ranked 9th.
82%
Ranked 3rd. 11% more than Canada
Contraception use among married women > Condom 15%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Switzerland
14.2%
Ranked 4th.
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 20th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriages 147,288
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Switzerland
42,650
Ranked 16th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.42
Ranked 71st.
5.33
Ranked 20th. 21% 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 Switzerland
1.24
Ranked 17th.

Teen marriage rate > Men 1.3
Ranked 8th. 13 times more than Switzerland
0.1
Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.1
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Switzerland
0.7
Ranked 14th.
Total divorces 70,226
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Switzerland
17,550
Ranked 13th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.11
Ranked 37th.
2.19
Ranked 14th. 4% more than Canada

Urban marriages per thousand people 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 75% more than Switzerland
4.08
Ranked 10th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.8 years
Ranked 5th.
29.1 years
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Canada
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children per population of 800,000 8 children
Marriageable age > Notes Varies by province , but generally 18 years old, 16 years with parental consent, and 15 years with judicial consent. url= http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/a94.html |title=SR 210 Art. 94 A. Capacity to marry (Swiss Civil Code) |publisher=Admin.ch |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.6 years
Ranked 4th.
31.6 years
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Canada
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 73th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 30th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 122nd. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 35th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married heterosexual couples
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 expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 15%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Switzerland
14.2%
Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72%
Ranked 5th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada
Urban marriages 150,261
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Switzerland
32,279
Ranked 13th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 136th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 42nd.
Rural marriages 31,922
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Switzerland
9,804
Ranked 17th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 64th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 16th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72%
Ranked 5th.
77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada

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.; 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; 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

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