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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

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STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 14.1%
Ranked 19th.
59.9%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 14.1%
Ranked 19th.
59.9%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Condom 1.8%
Ranked 13th.
4.6%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 1.8%
Ranked 13th.
4.6%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Nigeria

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than South Africa
15
Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 5th. The same as South Africa
18
Ranked 13th.
Marriageable age > Notes Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page ). For a marriage under the Marriage Act, 1961 , parental consent is required for the marriage of a party under the age of majority , which was formerly 21 but is now 18. The special consent of the Minister of Home Affairs is also required for the marriage of a girl under the age of 15 or a boy under the age of 18.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 96th.
21
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Nigeria
Orphans 10.8 million
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
3.5 million
Ranked 3rd.
Orphans per thousand people 65.78
Ranked 12th.
69.19
Ranked 10th. 5% more than Nigeria
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.9
Ranked 7th. 29% more than South Africa
0.7
Ranked 13th.
Teen marriage rate > Women 29.3
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than South Africa
3.4
Ranked 13th.
Women denied family planning 18.9%
Ranked 9th. 37% more than South Africa
13.8%
Ranked 9th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 21.4 years
Ranked 13th.
27.9 years
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Nigeria
Years spent single before marriage > Males 27.2 years
Ranked 7th.
30.3 years
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Nigeria
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 8.6%
Ranked 21st.
59.8%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Nigeria

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 108th.
21
Ranked 11th. 17% more than Nigeria
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 8.6%
Ranked 21st.
59.8%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Nigeria

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 Children's Fund. Source tables; United Nations Children's Fund. 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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