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

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STAT France Spain HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 76.4%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Spain
65.7%
Ranked 11th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 76.4%
Ranked 6th. 16% more than Spain
65.7%
Ranked 11th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 7.9%
Ranked 10th.
24.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 6th. The same as Spain
18
Ranked 9th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 6th. The same as Spain
18
Ranked 9th.
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. 16 with parental consent.
Marriages 235,000
Ranked 6th. 44% more than Spain
163,074
Ranked 9th.

Marriages per thousand people 3.58
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Spain
3.53
Ranked 44th.

Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 5 children 6 children
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 12th.
0.4
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than France
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 16th.
1.2
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than France
Total divorces 129,802
Ranked 8th. 26% more than Spain
103,290
Ranked 12th.

Total divorces per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 34th.
2.24
Ranked 25th. 13% more than France

Women denied family planning 1.7%
Ranked 17th.
11.8%
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than France
Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Spain
26 years
Ranked 12th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Spain
28.4 years
Ranked 13th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 112th. The same as Spain
18
Ranked 69th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
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Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 7.9%
Ranked 10th.
24.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Spain
62.3%
Ranked 9th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 125th. The same as Spain
18
Ranked 79th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 74.1%
Ranked 3rd. 19% more than Spain
62.3%
Ranked 9th.

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

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