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

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STAT Japan Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 54.3%
Ranked 24th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Japan
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 54.3%
Ranked 24th.
75.2%
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Japan
Contraception use among married women > Condom 40.7%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Marriageable age > Females 20
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 20
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
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> 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 661,895
Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Sweden
50,616
Ranked 14th.

Marriages per thousand people 5.18
Ranked 48th.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Japan

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 20
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.3
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sweden
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.6
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Sweden
0.5
Ranked 31st.
Total divorces 235,719
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Sweden
23,422
Ranked 10th.

Total divorces per thousand people 1.84
Ranked 39th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 33% more than Japan

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.6 years
Ranked 5th.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 13% more than Japan
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.8 years
Ranked 5th.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Japan
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 40.7%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden
16.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 44.4%
Ranked 20th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Japan
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 20
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 44.4%
Ranked 20th.
64.8%
Ranked 4th. 46% more than Japan

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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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