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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Netherlands

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STAT Denmark Netherlands HISTORY
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 32nd. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 33th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriages 28,503
Ranked 25th.
70,315
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Denmark

Marriages per thousand people 5.1
Ranked 26th. 22% more than Netherlands
4.19
Ranked 39th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 15 16
Rural divorces per million people 1,331.78
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Netherlands
532.47
Ranked 12th.

Rural marriages per thousand people 3.7
Ranked 7th. 85% more than Netherlands
2
Ranked 19th.

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 24th.
0.0
Ranked 21st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.1
Ranked 24th.
0.2
Ranked 21st. Twice as much as Denmark
Total divorces 15,709
Ranked 15th.
34,317
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Denmark

Total divorces per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Netherlands
2.05
Ranked 15th.

Urban divorces 2,960
Ranked 9th.
21,492
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Denmark

Urban divorces per thousand people 0.601
Ranked 6th.
1.3
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Denmark

Urban marriages per thousand people 4.16
Ranked 13th. 40% more than Netherlands
2.98
Ranked 27th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Netherlands
29.9 years
Ranked 3rd.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 12 children 25 children
Marriageable age > Notes 15 with an exemption named "Kongebrev" (which is a "letter from the king [granting an exemption]"). Today, local authorities may give approval if the couple has their own home. A foreigner marrying a Dane does not receive residency permission, unless both spouses are at least 24 years old under the 24 year rule . Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Netherlands
32.5 years
Ranked 2nd.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 15
Ranked 79th.
16
Ranked 70th. 7% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 89th. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 117th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity varies no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment 200-500 DKK expenses
Urban marriages 20,369
Ranked 12th.
47,515
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Denmark

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 101st. The same as Netherlands
18
Ranked 131st.
Rural marriages 18,101
Ranked 10th.
31,923
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Denmark

Rural divorces 6,564
Ranked 2nd.
8,802
Ranked 8th. 34% more than Denmark

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 15
Ranked 77th.
16
Ranked 60th. 7% more than Denmark

SOURCES: 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. 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; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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