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

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STAT Turkey United States HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 4%
Ranked 11th.
18%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Turkey

Contraception use among married women > Any method 73%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 73%
Ranked 7th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 5% more than Turkey

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.3%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 14th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 17 with parental consent, 16 in special circumstances with court approval. 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 603,751
Ranked 2nd.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Turkey

Marriages per thousand people 8.16
Ranked 7th. 20% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 27th.

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Teen marriage rate > Women 9.8
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United States
2.8
Ranked 13th.
Total divorces 123,325
Ranked 2nd.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Turkey

Total divorces per thousand people 1.67
Ranked 21st.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 69% more than Turkey

Women denied family planning 6.2%
Ranked 10th.
8%
Ranked 16th. 29% more than Turkey

Years spent single before marriage > Females 22 years
Ranked 4th.
26.3 years
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Turkey
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 68th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 113th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.3%
Ranked 3rd. 21% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 46%
Ranked 14th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Turkey

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 127th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 58th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 46%
Ranked 14th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Turkey

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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