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

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STAT Mexico United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 7%
Ranked 6th.
18%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Mexico

Contraception use among married women > Any method 70.9%
Ranked 10th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Mexico

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 70.9%
Ranked 10th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Mexico

Contraception use among married women > Condom 6.4%
Ranked 15th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Mexico

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 19th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 19th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriages 570,152
Ranked 8th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Mexico

Marriages per thousand people 4.78
Ranked 54th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 42% more than Mexico

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 14 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 6.4
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 17
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 91,285
Ranked 13th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Mexico

Total divorces per thousand people 0.765
Ranked 63th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Mexico

Women denied family planning 12%
Ranked 11th. 50% more than United States
8%
Ranked 16th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 22.7 years
Ranked 16th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Mexico
Marriageable age > Notes title=C\u00d3DIGO Civil Federal|url= http://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/ref/ccf.htm|accessdate=9 April 2012}}</ref> 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
Years spent single before marriage > Males 25 years
Ranked 21st.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 14% more than Mexico
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 53th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 79th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 6.4%
Ranked 15th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Mexico

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 66.5%
Ranked 8th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Mexico

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 89th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 14
Ranked 86th. 8% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 66.5%
Ranked 8th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Mexico

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

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