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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & New Zealand

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STAT Netherlands New Zealand HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69%
Ranked 10th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Netherlands
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69%
Ranked 10th.
75%
Ranked 7th. 9% more than Netherlands
Contraception use among married women > Condom 9%
Ranked 8th.
11.5%
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Netherlands
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 14th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 14th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriages 70,315
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than New Zealand
20,231
Ranked 55th.

Marriages per thousand people 4.19
Ranked 39th.
4.59
Ranked 59th. 10% more than Netherlands

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural marriages per thousand people 2
Ranked 19th. 19% more than New Zealand
1.68
Ranked 21st.

Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 21st.
4.5
Ranked 2nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 21st.
8.4
Ranked 8th. 42 times more than Netherlands
Total divorces 34,317
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than New Zealand
8,551
Ranked 41st.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 15th. 5% more than New Zealand
1.94
Ranked 35th.

Urban marriages per thousand people 2.98
Ranked 27th.
5.47
Ranked 13th. 83% more than Netherlands

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than New Zealand
25.4 years
Ranked 6th.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 25 children 10 children to 4 families (clinical policy, not legislated)
Marriageable age > Notes Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice. 16 with parental consent.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 32.5 years
Ranked 2nd. 19% more than New Zealand
27.2 years
Ranked 9th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 70th. The same as New Zealand
16
Ranked 48th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 117th. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 66th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment expenses no data
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 9%
Ranked 8th.
11.5%
Ranked 9th. 28% more than Netherlands
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 67%
Ranked 7th.
72.3%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Netherlands
Urban marriages 47,515
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than New Zealand
17,973
Ranked 21st.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 131st. The same as New Zealand
18
Ranked 76th.
Rural marriages 31,923
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than New Zealand
5,512
Ranked 25th.

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 60th. The same as New Zealand
16
Ranked 40th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 67%
Ranked 7th.
72.3%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Netherlands

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; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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