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

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STAT South Korea United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 3%
Ranked 12th.
18%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea

Contraception use among married women > Any method 80%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 80%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 24.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 9th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 15th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 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
Marriages 329,087
Ranked 11th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea

Marriages per thousand people 6.61
Ranked 29th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 3% more than South Korea

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 18 13
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.2
Ranked 9th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than South Korea
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.4
Ranked 11th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 7 times more than South Korea
Total divorces 114,284
Ranked 11th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Korea

Total divorces per thousand people 2.3
Ranked 23th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 23% more than South Korea

Years spent single before marriage > Females 26.1 years
Ranked 3rd.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 1% more than South Korea
Years spent single before marriage > Males 29.3 years
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 18th. 29% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 20
Ranked 23th. 11% more than United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 24.3%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 70.1%
Ranked 4th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as South Korea

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 20
Ranked 29th. 11% more than United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 7th. 38% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 70.1%
Ranked 4th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. About the same as South Korea

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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