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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Greece & Turkey

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STAT Greece Turkey HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 76.2%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Turkey
73%
Ranked 7th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 76.2%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Turkey
73%
Ranked 7th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 33.9%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Turkey
14.3%
Ranked 3rd.

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 33.9%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Turkey
14.3%
Ranked 3rd.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 45.9%
Ranked 12th.
46%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Greece

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 17th. The same as Turkey
18
Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 17th. The same as Turkey
18
Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with consent from both parents and court permission. 17 with parental consent, 16 in special circumstances with court approval.
Marriages 55,099
Ranked 32nd.
603,751
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Greece

Marriages per thousand people 4.88
Ranked 53th.
8.16
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Greece

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 76th. The same as Turkey
18
Ranked 113th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.6
Ranked 10th.
9.8
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Greece
Total divorces 13,163
Ranked 38th.
123,325
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Greece

Total divorces per thousand people 1.17
Ranked 60th.
1.67
Ranked 21st. 42% more than Greece

Years spent single before marriage > Females 24.5 years
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Turkey
22 years
Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 86th. The same as Turkey
18
Ranked 127th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 45.9%
Ranked 12th.
46%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Greece

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

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