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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Iceland & Sweden

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STAT Iceland Sweden HISTORY
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.8
Ranked 4th.
1.1
Ranked 2nd. 38% more than Iceland
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 15th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 15th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Notes Under 18 with parental consent and permission of the Ministry of the Interior. Under 18 with permission from the county administrative board (LST). The county administrative board may only give permission when there are 'special reasons' but although the custodians of the underage should be heard if possible, the consent of the custodians is not required. Although the law specifies no lower age limit to enter into marriage, the policy of the LST is to not grant any permission to a person under 15 years of age.
Marriages 1,456
Ranked 75th.
50,616
Ranked 14th. 35 times more than Iceland

Marriages per thousand people 4.56
Ranked 60th.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Iceland

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 38th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 31st. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 28th. The same as Sweden
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.5
Ranked 29th. The same as Sweden
0.5
Ranked 31st.
Total divorces 516
Ranked 64th.
23,422
Ranked 10th. 45 times more than Iceland

Total divorces per thousand people 1.62
Ranked 46th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 52% more than Iceland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.5 years
Ranked 1st.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Iceland
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.6 years
Ranked 1st.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Iceland

SOURCES: Wikipedia: Adoption (Modern period) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, ); 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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