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

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STAT New Zealand United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 75%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than New Zealand

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 75%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than New Zealand

Contraception use among married women > Condom 11.5%
Ranked 9th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than New Zealand

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 7th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 7th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with parental consent. 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
Marriages 20,231
Ranked 55th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 105 times more than New Zealand

Marriages per thousand people 4.59
Ranked 59th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 48% more than New Zealand

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 10 children to 4 families (clinical policy, not legislated) No enforced national limit - guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 4.5
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 8.4
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 8,551
Ranked 41st.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 103 times more than New Zealand

Total divorces per thousand people 1.94
Ranked 35th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 45% more than New Zealand

Years spent single before marriage > Females 25.4 years
Ranked 6th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 4% more than New Zealand
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27.2 years
Ranked 9th.
28.6 years
Ranked 8th. 5% more than New Zealand
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 48th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 66th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.26
Ranked 7th.
3
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than New Zealand
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Everyone Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 11.5%
Ranked 9th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than New Zealand

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72.3%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 76th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 40th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

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; 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. 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; Wikipedia: Adoption (Modern period) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, ); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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