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

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STAT	China	India	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	1% Ranked 21st.	8% Ranked 14th. 8 times more than China
Contraception use among married women > Any method	84.6% Ranked 2nd. 54% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	84.6% Ranked 2nd. 54% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	8.5% Ranked 10th. 55% more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	8.5% Ranked 10th. 55% more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	84% Ranked 1st. 75% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	20 Ranked 5th. 11% more than India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	22 Ranked 1st. 5% more than India	21 Ranked 2nd.
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://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	22 Ranked 2nd. 5% more than India	21 Ranked 14th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	20 Ranked 21st. 11% more than India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	2.1 Ranked 23th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than China
Women denied family planning	2.3% Ranked 12th.	20.5% Ranked 4th. 9 times more than China
Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.1 years Ranked 9th. 16% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.8 years Ranked 16th.	24.9 years Ranked 15th. About the same as China
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	84% Ranked 1st. 75% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.

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