People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Finland & India

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STAT	Finland	India	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	17% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than India	8% Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 45th. The same as India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 47th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than Finland
Marriageable age > Notes	Under 18 with the consent of the ministry of justice in extraordinary circumstances, in which case parents or other guardian must be heard, but actual parental consent is not required.	url= http://india.gov.in/howdo/howdoi.php?service=3 |title=Obtain Marriage Certificate - How do I: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> If any partner(s) engages in marriage at a younger age, (s)he can ask for the marriage to be declared void. A recent recommendation by the Law Commission aims to equalize the marriage age for males and females to 18. Official policy automatically declares marriages under 16 as "null and void", while marriages at the age of 16 or 17 are "voidable". In 2012, high court has declared that Muslim women can marry at 15. Additionally, the report declares that "In spite of these legal provisions, child marriage is still widely practiced and a marriage solemnized in contravention of these provisions is not void even under the new PCMA, 1929, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and also under the Muslim Law."
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 119th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than Finland
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 107th. The same as India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.5 Ranked 32nd.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than Finland
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.2 years Ranked 3rd. 52% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.3 years Ranked 3rd. 30% more than India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.

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