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

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STAT South Africa Swaziland HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 59.9%
Ranked 11th.
65.2%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than South Africa

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 59.9%
Ranked 11th.
65.2%
Ranked 8th. 9% more than South Africa

Contraception use among married women > Condom 4.6%
Ranked 13th.
22.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 4.6%
Ranked 13th.
22.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 59.8%
Ranked 8th.
63%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than South Africa

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 15 16
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 7th. The same as Swaziland
18
Ranked 21st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 21
Ranked 8th. The same as Swaziland
21
Ranked 18th.
Orphans 3.5 million
Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Swaziland
110,000
Ranked 32nd.
Orphans per thousand people 69.19
Ranked 10th.
90.75
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than South Africa
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.7
Ranked 13th.
1.8
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
Teen marriage rate > Women 3.4
Ranked 13th.
6.9
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa
Women denied family planning 13.8%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Swaziland
13%
Ranked 13th.

Years spent single before marriage > Females 27.9 years
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Swaziland
26 years
Ranked 10th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.3 years
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Swaziland
29.3 years
Ranked 7th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 21
Ranked 11th. The same as Swaziland
21
Ranked 24th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 15
Ranked 67th.
16
Ranked 63th. 7% more than South Africa
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 59.8%
Ranked 8th.
63%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than South Africa

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

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