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

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STAT Puerto Rico United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 11%
Ranked 3rd.
18%
Ranked 1st. 64% more than Puerto Rico

Contraception use among married women > Any method 84.1%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 84.1%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 8.8%
Ranked 11th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Puerto Rico

Marriageable age > Females 21
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 21
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriages 18,620
Ranked 65th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 114 times more than Puerto Rico

Marriages per thousand people 4.95
Ranked 64th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 37% more than Puerto Rico

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 3.9
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
1.5
Ranked 3rd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 11.9
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 14,849
Ranked 33th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 59 times more than Puerto Rico

Total divorces per thousand people 3.95
Ranked 3rd. 40% more than United States
2.81
Ranked 8th.

Women denied family planning 4%
Ranked 13th.
8%
Ranked 16th. Twice as much as Puerto Rico

Years spent single before marriage > Females 22.6 years
Ranked 13th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Puerto Rico
Marriageable age > Notes (Younger parties may obtain license in case of pregnancy or birth of child), and 18 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
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 4th. 29% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 21
Ranked 7th. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 8.8%
Ranked 11th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Puerto Rico

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 72.2%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 21
Ranked 10th. 17% more than United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 19th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 72.2%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

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

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