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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on China & France

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STAT China France HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 84.6%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than France
76.4%
Ranked 6th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 84.6%
Ranked 2nd. 11% more than France
76.4%
Ranked 6th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 8.5%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than France
7.9%
Ranked 10th.

Marriageable age > Females 20
Ranked 5th. 11% more than France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males 22
Ranked 1st. 22% more than France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Notes Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ). url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4838090.stm | work=BBC News | title=France raises marriage age limit | date=23 March 2006}}</ref> but the age condition may be waived with a special dispense granted by the authorities if at least one parent consents to the marriage (or one grandparent if both parents are dead or unable to give consent, or a family council if all parents and grandparents are dead or unable to give consent). After 18, parents (or grandparents) may still prevent the marriage by refusing their consent, but their opposition may be waived by the authorities, whereas before 18, their consent is absolutely needed.
Marriages 12.97 million
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than France
235,000
Ranked 6th.

Marriages per thousand people 9.6
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France
3.58
Ranked 43th.

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.6
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than France
0.1
Ranked 12th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 2.1
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than France
0.5
Ranked 16th.
Total divorces 2.39 million
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than France
129,802
Ranked 8th.

Total divorces per thousand people 1.77
Ranked 19th.
1.99
Ranked 34th. 12% more than China

Women denied family planning 2.3%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than France
1.7%
Ranked 17th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 23.1 years
Ranked 9th.
30.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than China
Years spent single before marriage > Males 24.8 years
Ranked 16th.
32.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 30% more than China
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 20
Ranked 21st. 11% more than France
18
Ranked 112th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 8.5%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than France
7.9%
Ranked 10th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 84%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than France
74.1%
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 22
Ranked 2nd. 22% more than France
18
Ranked 125th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 84%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than France
74.1%
Ranked 3rd.

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. 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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