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

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STAT	France	India	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	76.4% Ranked 6th. 39% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	76.4% Ranked 6th. 39% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	7.9% Ranked 10th. 44% more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	7.9% Ranked 10th. 44% more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	74.1% Ranked 3rd. 54% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	74.1% Ranked 3rd. 54% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. The same as India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 6th.	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than France
Marriageable age > Notes	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.	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 125th.	21 Ranked 14th. 17% more than France
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 112th. The same as India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.5 Ranked 16th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 55 times more than France
Women denied family planning	1.7% Ranked 17th.	20.5% Ranked 4th. 12 times more than France
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.2 years Ranked 2nd. 52% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.3 years Ranked 2nd. 30% more than India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.

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