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

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STAT Australia United States HISTORY
Contraception use among married women > Any method 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 72.3%
Ranked 11th.
76.4%
Ranked 4th. 6% more than Australia

Contraception use among married women > Condom 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Marriageable age > Females 18
Ranked 37th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 36th.
Marriageable age > Males 18
Ranked 38th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 37th.
Marriageable age > Notes 16 with permission from a court and both parents (only granted in exceptional circumstances). 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 121,752
Ranked 19th.
2.12 million
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Australia

Marriages per thousand people 5.45
Ranked 38th.
6.8
Ranked 27th. 25% more than Australia

Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 13
Sperm donation laws > Children per donor Australian Capital Territory : no data New South Wales : 5 families Northern Territory : no data Queensland : no data South Australia : no data Tasmania : no data Victoria : 10 families No enforced national limit - guidelines recommend 25 births per population of 850,000
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.4
Ranked 12th.
1.5
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Teen marriage rate > Women 0.8
Ranked 15th.
2.8
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Australia
Total divorces 48,935
Ranked 16th.
877,000
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Australia

Total divorces per thousand people 2.19
Ranked 27th.
2.81
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Australia

Years spent single before marriage > Females 28.7 years
Ranked 4th. 9% more than United States
26.3 years
Ranked 8th.
Years spent single before marriage > Males 30.9 years
Ranked 4th. 8% more than United States
28.6 years
Ranked 8th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16
Ranked 59th. 14% more than United States
14
Ranked 83th.
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18
Ranked 94th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 52nd.
Adoption > Adoption to live birth ratio 0.2
Ranked 8th.
3
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Australia
Sperm donation laws > Allowed recipients no data Everyone
Sperm donation laws > Donor anonymity no varies
Sperm donation laws > Donor payment no data varies
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 14.6%
Ranked 10th. 24% more than United States
11.8%
Ranked 5th.

Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia

Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18
Ranked 106th. The same as United States
18
Ranked 60th.
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16
Ranked 49th. 23% more than United States
13
Ranked 91st.
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 68.1%
Ranked 7th.
70.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Australia

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; Wikipedia: Adoption (Modern period) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Trends in Foster Care and Adoption, ); United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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