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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Sri Lanka

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STAT Netherlands Sri Lanka HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 69%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
68.4%
Ranked 8th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 69%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sri Lanka
68.4%
Ranked 8th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 9%
Ranked 8th. 58% more than Sri Lanka
5.7%
Ranked 11th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 9%
Ranked 8th. 58% more than Sri Lanka
5.7%
Ranked 11th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 67%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Sri Lanka
52.5%
Ranked 9th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 14th. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 7th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 14th. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 12th.
Marriageable age > Notes Under 18 with parental consent; in case of pregnancy or with personal permission from the Minister of Justice. However, the parties must have a Quazi's permission to marry before contracting into marriage if they are Muslims.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 131st. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 117th. The same as Sri Lanka
18
Ranked 1st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 21st.
9.2
Ranked 16th. 46 times more than Netherlands
Total divorces 34,317
Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Sri Lanka
2,212
Ranked 50th.

Total divorces per thousand people 2.05
Ranked 15th. 13 times more than Sri Lanka
0.153
Ranked 79th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.9 years
Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Sri Lanka
25.3 years
Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 60th. The same as Sri Lanka
16
Ranked 1st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 67%
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Sri Lanka
52.5%
Ranked 9th.

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

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