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

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STAT	Ireland	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	64.8% Ranked 17th. 8% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	64.8% Ranked 17th. 8% more than South Africa	59.9% Ranked 11th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom	23.3% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	23.3% Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	61.4% Ranked 11th. 3% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	61.4% Ranked 11th. 3% more than South Africa	59.8% Ranked 8th.
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 40th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 42nd. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://dublin.usembassy.gov/service/other-citizen-services/other-citizen-services/marriage-in-ireland.html |title=Marriage In Ireland | Embassy of the United States Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Dublin.usembassy.gov |date=2012-09-26 |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>	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	18 Ranked 109th.	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Ireland
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 97th.	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Ireland
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.2 Ranked 15th.	0.7 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Ireland
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.4 Ranked 18th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Ireland
Years spent single before marriage > Females	30.9 years Ranked 2nd. 11% more than South Africa	27.9 years Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	32.2 years Ranked 3rd. 6% more than South Africa	30.3 years Ranked 4th.

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