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

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STAT	Denmark	South Africa
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 32nd. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 33th. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
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 .	For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	15 Ranked 79th.	18 Ranked 7th. 20% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15 Ranked 77th. The same as South Africa	15 Ranked 67th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 101st.	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Denmark
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 89th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Denmark
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.0 Ranked 24th.	0.7 Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.1 Ranked 24th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 34 times more than Denmark
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.7 years Ranked 2nd. 10% more than South Africa	27.9 years Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.9 years Ranked 2nd. 9% more than South Africa	30.3 years Ranked 4th.

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