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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Egypt & France

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STAT Egypt France HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 60.3%
Ranked 12th.
76.4%
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Egypt

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 60.3%
Ranked 12th.
76.4%
Ranked 6th. 27% more than Egypt

Contraception use among married women > Condom 0.7%
Ranked 21st.
7.9%
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Egypt

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 6th. The same as France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 8th. The same as France
18
Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Notes The age was raised in 2008 from 16 to 18 for females. url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4838090.stm | work=BBC News | title=France raises marriage age limit | date=23 March 2006}}</ref> but the age condition may be waived with a special dispense granted by the authorities if at least one parent consents to the marriage (or one grandparent if both parents are dead or unable to give consent, or a family council if all parents and grandparents are dead or unable to give consent). After 18, parents (or grandparents) may still prevent the marriage by refusing their consent, but their opposition may be waived by the authorities, whereas before 18, their consent is absolutely needed.
Marriages 897,969
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France
235,000
Ranked 6th.

Marriages per thousand people 11.31
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than France
3.58
Ranked 43th.

Rural marriages per thousand people 6.86
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than France
0.794
Ranked 30th.

Teen marriage rate > Women 13.5
Ranked 9th. 27 times more than France
0.5
Ranked 16th.
Total divorces 151,933
Ranked 6th. 17% more than France
129,802
Ranked 8th.

Total divorces per thousand people 1.91
Ranked 36th.
1.99
Ranked 34th. 4% more than Egypt

Urban marriages per thousand people 4.45
Ranked 9th. 52% more than France
2.93
Ranked 24th.

Women denied family planning 11.6%
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than France
1.7%
Ranked 17th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 22.3 years
Ranked 14th.
30.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Egypt
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27.9 years
Ranked 7th.
32.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Egypt
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 21
Ranked 5th. 17% more than France
18
Ranked 112th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 0.7%
Ranked 21st.
7.9%
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Egypt

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 57.6%
Ranked 9th.
74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Egypt

Urban marriages 353,048
Ranked 4th. 85% more than France
190,401
Ranked 7th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 21
Ranked 8th. 17% more than France
18
Ranked 125th.
Rural marriages 544,921
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France
51,644
Ranked 9th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 57.6%
Ranked 9th.
74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Egypt

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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; 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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