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

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STAT Jordan United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 59.3%
Ranked 8th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Jordan

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 59.3%
Ranked 8th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Jordan

Contraception use among married women > Condom 6.3%
Ranked 9th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Jordan

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 6.3%
Ranked 9th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Jordan

Marriageable age > Females 15
Ranked 31st.
18
Ranked 36th. 20% more than Jordan
Marriageable age > Males 16
Ranked 31st.
18
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Jordan
Marriageable age > Notes Court permission is required for females under 18 to marry men older by 20 years or more. 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 64,665
Ranked 28th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Jordan

Marriages per thousand people 10.46
Ranked 7th. 54% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 27th.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 5th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 6.8
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 16,086
Ranked 31st.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Jordan

Total divorces per thousand people 2.6
Ranked 14th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Jordan

Women denied family planning 13.4%
Ranked 8th. 68% more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 25.3 years
Ranked 2nd.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Jordan
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 40.5%
Ranked 8th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Jordan

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 40.5%
Ranked 8th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than Jordan

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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