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

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STAT	India	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.8% Ranked 14th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 9% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.8% Ranked 14th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 9% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Condom	5.5% Ranked 12th. 20% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	5.5% Ranked 12th. 20% more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	48.1% Ranked 13th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 24% more than India
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	48.1% Ranked 13th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 24% more than India
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 6th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	21 Ranked 2nd. 17% more than South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
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."	For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 14th. The same as South Africa	21 Ranked 11th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 63th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than India
Teen marriage rate > Women	27.6 Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Africa	3.4 Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning	20.5% Ranked 4th. 49% more than South Africa	13.8% Ranked 9th.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	19.9 years Ranked 17th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 40% more than India
Years spent single before marriage > Males	24.9 years Ranked 15th.	30.3 years Ranked 4th. 22% more than India

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