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

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STAT Switzerland United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 82%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 82%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United States
76.4%
Ranked 4th.

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.2%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 22nd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes url= http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/210/a94.html |title=SR 210 Art. 94 A. Capacity to marry (Swiss Civil Code) |publisher=Admin.ch |date= |accessdate=2013-01-14}}</ref> 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 42,650
Ranked 16th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Switzerland

Marriages per thousand people 5.33
Ranked 20th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 27% more than Switzerland

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor 8 children No enforced national limit - guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.1
Ranked 13th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than Switzerland
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.7
Ranked 14th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Switzerland
Total divorces 17,550
Ranked 13th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 50 times more than Switzerland

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 14th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Switzerland

Years spent single before marriage > Females 29.1 years
Ranked 5th. 11% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 31.6 years
Ranked 5th. 10% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 30th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 35th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients Married heterosexual couples Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment expenses varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.2%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 42nd. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 16th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 77.5%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than United States
70.4%
Ranked 3rd.

SOURCES: 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; Wikipedia: Sperm donation laws by country (Overview table); 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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