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

Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.

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STAT	Finland	United Kingdom
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.	England and Wales : 16 with parental consent.
Marriages	28,741 Ranked 24th.	277,740 Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Finland
Marriages per thousand people	5.31 Ranked 23th. 19% more than United Kingdom	4.46 Ranked 67th.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.1 Ranked 33th. The same as United Kingdom	0.1 Ranked 14th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.5 Ranked 32nd. 25% more than United Kingdom	0.4 Ranked 17th.
Total divorces	12,977 Ranked 16th.	129,764 Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Finland
Total divorces per thousand people	2.4 Ranked 9th. 16% more than United Kingdom	2.07 Ranked 28th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.2 years Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United Kingdom	26.4 years Ranked 7th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.3 years Ranked 3rd. 14% 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.; 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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