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

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STAT Sri Lanka United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 68.4%
Ranked 8th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Sri Lanka

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 68.4%
Ranked 8th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 12% more than Sri Lanka

Contraception use among married women > Condom 5.7%
Ranked 11th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka

Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 5.7%
Ranked 11th.
11.8%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Sri Lanka

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 52.5%
Ranked 9th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Sri Lanka

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 7th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 12th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes However, the parties must have a Quazi's permission to marry before contracting into marriage if they are Muslims. 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 legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Teen marriage rate > Women 9.2
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 2,212
Ranked 50th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 396 times more than Sri Lanka

Total divorces per thousand people 0.153
Ranked 79th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Sri Lanka

Women denied family planning 7.3%
Ranked 18th.
8%
Ranked 16th. 10% more than Sri Lanka

Years spent single before marriage > Females 25.3 years
Ranked 1st.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 4% more than Sri Lanka
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 1st. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 1st. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 52.5%
Ranked 9th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Sri Lanka

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

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