People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on India & Nepal

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STAT	India	Nepal	HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44	8% Ranked 14th.	10% Ranked 4th. 25% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th. 10% more than Nepal	49.7% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th. 10% more than Nepal	49.7% Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th. 28% more than Nepal	4.3% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th. 28% more than Nepal	4.3% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th. 11% more than Nepal	43.2% Ranked 10th.
Marriage rate for girls under 18	47% Ranked 12th. 15% more than Nepal	41% Ranked 19th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. The same as Nepal	18 Ranked 14th.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 2nd. The same as Nepal	21 Ranked 4th.
Marriageable age > Notes	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."	18 for males and 16 for females with parental permission.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 63th.	20 Ranked 22nd. 11% more than India
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd.	28.9 Ranked 2nd. 5% more than India
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th.	27.5% Ranked 4th. 34% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th. 5% more than Nepal	19 years Ranked 14th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th. 10% more than Nepal	22.6 years Ranked 14th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 14th. 5% more than Nepal	20 Ranked 28th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th. 11% more than Nepal	43.2% Ranked 10th.

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