People > Marriage Stats: compare key data on South Africa & United States
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- Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Men: Age at which men are allowed to marry with parental consent.
- Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women: Age at which women are allowed to marry with parental consent.
- Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
- Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
- Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
- Years being single before marriage > Men: Average age of men at their first marriage.
- Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID%3a22, Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables
