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

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STAT Ireland United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 64.8%
Ranked 17th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Ireland

Contraception use among married women > Condom 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 40th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 42nd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
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> Generally 18, but varies by state. Most states allow minors to marry with judicial and/or parental consent. Main article: Age of marriage in United States of America
Marriages 21,245
Ranked 31st.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 100 times more than Ireland

Marriages per thousand people 4.63
Ranked 35th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 47% more than Ireland

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 97th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.2
Ranked 15th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Ireland
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 18th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Ireland
Total divorces 3,363
Ranked 53th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 261 times more than Ireland

Total divorces per thousand people 0.735
Ranked 65th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Ireland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 30.9 years
Ranked 2nd. 17% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.2 years
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.4
Ranked 6th.
3
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Ireland
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 23.3%
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Ireland

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 109th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 61.4%
Ranked 11th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 15% 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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