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

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STAT	Denmark	Philippines
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 32nd. The same as Philippines	18 Ranked 15th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 33th. The same as Philippines	18 Ranked 25th.
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 .	url= http://www.chanrobles.com/executiveorderno209.htm |title=Family Code of the Philippines |publisher=Gov.ph |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> On the other hand, Muslim marriages in the Philippines is based on the sharia : 15 years for males and as for females, the onset of puberty to age 15, whichever comes first.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15	18
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	15 Ranked 79th.	18 Ranked 16th. 20% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15 Ranked 77th.	18 Ranked 5th. 20% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 101st.	21 Ranked 19th. 17% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 89th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Denmark
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.0 Ranked 24th.	1.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.1 Ranked 24th.	5.3 Ranked 21st. 53 times more than Denmark
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.7 years Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Philippines	24.1 years Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.9 years Ranked 2nd. 24% more than Philippines	26.6 years Ranked 4th.

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