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People > Marriage, divorce and children Stats: compare key data on Norway & Switzerland

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STAT Norway Switzerland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 88.4%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Switzerland
82%
Ranked 3rd.
Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 3rd. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 3rd. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 22nd.
Marriages 24,346
Ranked 29th.
42,650
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Norway

Marriages per thousand people 4.85
Ranked 31st.
5.33
Ranked 20th. 10% more than Norway

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 16
Rural divorces per million people 681.41
Ranked 4th. 36% more than Switzerland
500.86
Ranked 12th.

Rural marriages per thousand people 2.72
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Switzerland
1.24
Ranked 17th.

Teen marriage rate > Women 0.2
Ranked 35th.
0.7
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Norway
Total divorces 9,929
Ranked 22nd.
17,550
Ranked 13th. 77% more than Norway

Total divorces per thousand people 1.98
Ranked 18th.
2.19
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Norway

Urban divorces 3,682
Ranked 11th.
13,603
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Norway

Urban divorces per thousand people 0.901
Ranked 10th.
1.72
Ranked 8th. 91% more than Norway

Urban marriages per thousand people 2.72
Ranked 15th.
4.08
Ranked 10th. 50% more than Norway

Years spent single before marriage > Females 31.4 years
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Switzerland
29.1 years
Ranked 5th.
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 88.4%
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Switzerland
82%
Ranked 3rd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom 12.8%
Ranked 12th.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Norway
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.0
Ranked 34th.
0.1
Ranked 13th.
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 8 children 8 children
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> url= http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/a94.html |title=SR 210 Art. 94 A. Capacity to marry (Swiss Civil Code) |publisher=Admin.ch |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref>
Years spent single before marriage > Males 33.7 years
Ranked 1st. 7% more than Switzerland
31.6 years
Ranked 5th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 67th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 30th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 111th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 35th.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Married heterosexual couples
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no no
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data expenses
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 12.8%
Ranked 12th.
14.2%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Norway
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 82.2%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Switzerland
77.5%
Ranked 2nd.
Urban marriages 11,111
Ranked 13th.
32,279
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Norway

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 123th. The same as Switzerland
18
Ranked 42nd.
Rural marriages 11,119
Ranked 11th. 13% more than Switzerland
9,804
Ranked 17th.

Rural divorces 2,784
Ranked 6th.
3,963
Ranked 14th. 42% more than Norway

Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 57th. The same as Switzerland
16
Ranked 16th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 82.2%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than Switzerland
77.5%
Ranked 2nd.

SOURCES: 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. 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; 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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