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STAT Norway Sweden HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 88.4%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Sweden
75.2%
Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 88.4%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Sweden
75.2%
Ranked 4th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom 12.8%
Ranked 12th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Norway
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 35th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Notes url= http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-19910704-047.html#1 |title=LOV 1991-07-04 nr 47: Lov om ekteskap |publisher=Lovdata.no |date= |accessdate=2008-10-27}}</ref> Under 18 with permission from the county administrative board (LST). The county administrative board may only give permission when there are 'special reasons' but although the custodians of the underage should be heard if possible, the consent of the custodians is not required. Although the law specifies no lower age limit to enter into marriage, the policy of the LST is to not grant any permission to a person under 15 years of age.
Marriages 24,346
Ranked 29th.
50,616
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Norway

Marriages per thousand people 4.85
Ranked 31st.
5.32
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Norway

Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 8 children 12 children to 6 families (2 per family)
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 34th.
0.1
Ranked 31st.
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 35th.
0.5
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Norway
Total divorces 9,929
Ranked 22nd.
23,422
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Norway

Total divorces per thousand people 1.98
Ranked 18th.
2.46
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Norway

Years spent single before marriage > Females 31.4 years
Ranked 1st.
32.3 years
Ranked 1st. 3% more than Norway
Years spent single before marriage > Males 33.7 years
Ranked 1st.
34.5 years
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Norway
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 111th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 51st.
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 1.1
Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden
1.1
Ranked 2nd.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married or in cohabitation
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data 300 SEK
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 12.8%
Ranked 12th.
16.4%
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Norway
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 82.2%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 123th. The same as Sweden
18
Ranked 59th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 82.2%
Ranked 1st. 27% more than Sweden
64.8%
Ranked 4th.

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.; 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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