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

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STAT Italy Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 62.7%
Ranked 10th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Italy
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 62.7%
Ranked 10th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Italy
Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.2%
Ranked 3rd.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Italy
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 27th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 28th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with court consent. 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 208,947
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Sweden
50,616
Ranked 14th.

Marriages per thousand people 3.43
Ranked 45th.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 55% more than Italy

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 85th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 35th.
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 34th.
0.5
Ranked 31st. 25% more than Italy
Total divorces 54,160
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Sweden
23,422
Ranked 10th.

Total divorces per thousand people 0.895
Ranked 68th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Italy

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.4 years
Ranked 2nd.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 14% more than Italy
Years spent single before marriage > Males 31.5 years
Ranked 2nd.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Italy
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.6
Ranked 5th.
1.1
Ranked 2nd. 83% more than Italy
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.2%
Ranked 3rd.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Italy
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 40.6%
Ranked 16th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Italy
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 95th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 40.6%
Ranked 16th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 60% more than Italy

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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