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STAT	Hong Kong	India	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	79.5% Ranked 3rd. 45% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	79.5% Ranked 3rd. 45% more than India	54.8% Ranked 14th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	50.3% Ranked 1st. 9 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	50.3% Ranked 1st. 9 times more than India	5.5% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	75.4% Ranked 2nd. 57% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	75.4% Ranked 2nd. 57% more than India	48.1% Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Females	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than India	18 Ranked 6th.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 5th. The same as India	21 Ranked 2nd.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/home.htm |title=Department of Justice: Bilingual Laws Information System |publisher=Legislation.gov.hk |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>	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	21 Ranked 20th. The same as India	21 Ranked 14th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	21 Ranked 15th. 17% more than India	18 Ranked 63th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.4 Ranked 16th.	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than Hong Kong
Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.6 years Ranked 3rd. 44% more than India	19.9 years Ranked 17th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.7 years Ranked 3rd. 23% more than India	24.9 years Ranked 15th.

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