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

Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men: Minimum legal age at which men can be married without parental consent.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Teen marriage rate > Men: Percentage of male population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of males in the same age group.
Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.

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STAT	Israel	South Africa
Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 13th. 20% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 21st. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ).	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	17 Ranked 138th.	21 Ranked 11th. 24% more than Israel
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	17 Ranked 126th.	21 Ranked 8th. 24% more than Israel
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.4 Ranked 9th.	0.7 Ranked 13th. 75% more than Israel
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.3 Ranked 12th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 3% more than Israel
Years spent single before marriage > Females	25 years Ranked 4th.	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 12% more than Israel
Years spent single before marriage > Males	27.9 years Ranked 4th.	30.3 years Ranked 4th. 9% more than Israel

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