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

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STAT Maldives United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 4%
Ranked 10th.
18%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Maldives

Contraception use among married women > Any method 34.7%
Ranked 15th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Maldives

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 34.7%
Ranked 15th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Maldives

Contraception use among married women > Condom 9.3%
Ranked 6th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Maldives

Marriageable age > Females 15
Ranked 32nd.
18
Ranked 36th. 20% more than Maldives
Marriageable age > Males 15
Ranked 32nd.
18
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Maldives
Marriageable age > Notes According to custom, the minimum age for marriage is 15. The Law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child discourages marriage before the age of 16. 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
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women <18 13
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 5.6
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 2,731
Ranked 50th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 321 times more than Maldives

Total divorces per thousand people 11.15
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
2.81
Ranked 8th.

Women denied family planning 28.6%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 21.8 years
Ranked 22nd.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Maldives
Years spent single before marriage > Males 25.7 years
Ranked 17th.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Maldives
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 9.3%
Ranked 6th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Maldives

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 27%
Ranked 13th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Maldives

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 3rd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 27%
Ranked 13th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Maldives

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; 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 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; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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