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

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STAT	Japan	South Africa	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	54.3% Ranked 24th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 10% more than Japan
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	54.3% Ranked 24th.	59.9% Ranked 11th. 10% more than Japan
Contraception use among married women > Condom	40.7% Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	40.7% Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa	4.6% Ranked 13th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	44.4% Ranked 20th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 35% more than Japan
Marriageable age > Females	20 Ranked 4th. 33% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males	20 Ranked 8th. 11% more than South Africa	18 Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes	url= http://tokyo.usembassy.gov/e/acs/tacs-7114a.html |title=American Citizen Services | Embassy of the United States Tokyo, Japan |publisher=Tokyo.usembassy.gov |date=2012-10-17 |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 legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	15
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men	18 Ranked 6th. The same as South Africa	18 Ranked 7th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	20 Ranked 20th.	21 Ranked 8th. 5% more than Japan
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.3 Ranked 22nd.	0.7 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
Teen marriage rate > Women	0.6 Ranked 28th.	3.4 Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Japan
Years spent single before marriage > Females	28.6 years Ranked 5th. 3% more than South Africa	27.9 years Ranked 4th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.8 years Ranked 5th. 2% more than South Africa	30.3 years Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	20 Ranked 26th.	21 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Japan
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16 Ranked 22nd. 7% more than South Africa	15 Ranked 67th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	44.4% Ranked 20th.	59.8% Ranked 8th. 35% more than Japan

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