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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Kenya & Zimbabwe

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STAT Kenya Zimbabwe HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 45.5%
Ranked 10th.
58.5%
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Kenya

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 45.5%
Ranked 10th.
58.5%
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Kenya

Contraception use among married women > Condom 1.8%
Ranked 15th.
3.1%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Kenya

Marriageable age > Females 16
Ranked 14th. The same as Zimbabwe
16
Ranked 12th.
Marriageable age > Males 16
Ranked 16th.
18
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Kenya
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 ). The Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11]. Under this legislation, a man may marry at the minimum age of 18 while a woman may marry at the minimum age of 16.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 62nd. The same as Zimbabwe
18
Ranked 82nd.
Orphans 2.6 million
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Zimbabwe
1.3 million
Ranked 9th.
Orphans per thousand people 61.86
Ranked 18th.
97.31
Ranked 2nd. 57% more than Kenya
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.5
Ranked 10th.
1.1
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Kenya
Teen marriage rate > Women 12.9
Ranked 10th.
25.9
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Kenya
Women denied family planning 25.6%
Ranked 6th. 75% more than Zimbabwe
14.6%
Ranked 12th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 21.7 years
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Zimbabwe
21.1 years
Ranked 15th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 26.3 years
Ranked 5th. 2% more than Zimbabwe
25.7 years
Ranked 12th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 1.8%
Ranked 15th.
3.1%
Ranked 9th. 72% more than Kenya

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 38.9%
Ranked 10th.
57.3%
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Kenya

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 73th. The same as Zimbabwe
18
Ranked 92nd.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 35th. The same as Zimbabwe
16
Ranked 44th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 38.9%
Ranked 10th.
57.3%
Ranked 3rd. 47% more than Kenya

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; United Nations Children's Fund. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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