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

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STAT Ireland Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Ireland
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 16% more than Ireland
Contraception use among married women > Condom 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 40th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 42nd. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
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> 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 21,245
Ranked 31st.
50,616
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Ireland

Marriages per thousand people 4.63
Ranked 35th.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Ireland

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 97th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.2
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as Sweden
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 18th.
0.5
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Ireland
Total divorces 3,363
Ranked 53th.
23,422
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Ireland

Total divorces per thousand people 0.735
Ranked 65th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Ireland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.9 years
Ranked 2nd.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Ireland
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.2 years
Ranked 3rd.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Ireland
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.4
Ranked 6th.
1.1
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ireland
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Ireland
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 109th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Ireland

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

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