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

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STAT	South Africa	Tunisia	HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method	59.9% Ranked 11th.	63% Ranked 1st. 5% more than South Africa
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	59.9% Ranked 11th.	63% Ranked 1st. 5% more than South Africa
Contraception use among married women > Condom	4.6% Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Tunisia	1.3% Ranked 43th.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage	4.6% Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Tunisia	1.3% Ranked 43th.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods	59.8% Ranked 8th. 16% more than Tunisia	51.5% Ranked 16th.
Marriageable age > Females	15 Ranked 16th.	17 Ranked 9th. 13% more than South Africa
Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 13th.	20 Ranked 3rd. 11% more than South Africa
Marriageable age > Notes	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.	Lower with judicial special permission for pressing reasons and with a clear interest for both spouses.
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	15	<18
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women	21 Ranked 8th. 17% more than Tunisia	18 Ranked 2nd.
Teen marriage rate > Men	0.7 Ranked 13th.	0.0 Ranked 5th.
Teen marriage rate > Women	3.4 Ranked 13th. 62% more than Tunisia	2.1 Ranked 5th.
Women denied family planning	13.8% Ranked 9th. 97% more than Tunisia	7% Ranked 3rd.
Years spent single before marriage > Females	27.9 years Ranked 4th. 5% more than Tunisia	26.6 years Ranked 1st.
Years spent single before marriage > Males	30.3 years Ranked 4th. The same as Tunisia	30.3 years Ranked 1st.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men	21 Ranked 11th. 17% more than Tunisia	18 Ranked 3rd.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage	59.8% Ranked 8th. 16% more than Tunisia	51.5% Ranked 16th.

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