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

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STAT France United Kingdom HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 76.4%
Ranked 6th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than France

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 76.4%
Ranked 6th.
84%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than France

Contraception use among married women > Condom 7.9%
Ranked 10th.
27%
Ranked 1st. 3 times 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. England and Wales : 16 with parental consent.
Marriages 235,000
Ranked 6th.
277,740
Ranked 13th. 18% more than France

Marriages per thousand people 3.58
Ranked 43th.
4.46
Ranked 67th. 25% more than France

Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 5 children 10 families worldwide
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity date=November 2012}}</ref> no
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 12th. The same as United Kingdom
0.1
Ranked 14th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 16th. 25% more than United Kingdom
0.4
Ranked 17th.
Total divorces 129,802
Ranked 8th. The same as United Kingdom
129,764
Ranked 9th.

Total divorces per thousand people 1.99
Ranked 34th.
2.07
Ranked 28th. 4% more than France

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.2 years
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United Kingdom
26.4 years
Ranked 7th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.3 years
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than United Kingdom
28.4 years
Ranked 12th.
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data \u00a3 35 to cover expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 7.9%
Ranked 10th.
27%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 74.1%
Ranked 3rd.
84%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than France

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 74.1%
Ranked 3rd.
84%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than France

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

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