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

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STAT Denmark United Kingdom HISTORY
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 . England and Wales : 16 with parental consent.
Marriages 28,503
Ranked 25th.
277,740
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Denmark

Marriages per thousand people 5.1
Ranked 26th. 14% more than United Kingdom
4.46
Ranked 67th.

Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 12 children 10 families worldwide
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity varies no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment 200-500 DKK \u00a3 35 to cover expenses
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 24th.
0.1
Ranked 14th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.1
Ranked 24th.
0.4
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Denmark
Total divorces 15,709
Ranked 15th.
129,764
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Denmark

Total divorces per thousand people 2.81
Ranked 5th. 36% more than United Kingdom
2.07
Ranked 28th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.7 years
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than United Kingdom
26.4 years
Ranked 7th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than United Kingdom
28.4 years
Ranked 12th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Marriageable age (Africa); 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.; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); 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

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