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Mauritius

Mauritius Marriage, divorce and children Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Childless women, aged 40-44 5% 2000 8th out of 12
Contraception use among married women > Any method 75.8% 2002 6th out of 25
Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage 75.8% 2002 6th out of 25
Contraception use among married women > Condom 8.9% 2002 10th out of 22
Contraception use among married women > Condom > Percentage 8.9% 2002 10th out of 22
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods 39.3% 2002 15th out of 25
Contraception use among married women > Modern methods > Percentage 39.3% 2002 15th out of 25
Marriages 10,382 2012 38th out of 50
Marriages per thousand people 8.04 2012 9th out of 50
Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 2011
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Men 16 2011 65th out of 86
Minimum marrying age > With parental consent > For Women 16 2011 54th out of 92
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Men 18 2011 117th out of 145
Minimum marrying age > Without parental consent > For Women 18 2011 104th out of 144
Rural marriages 7,304 2011 19th out of 26
Rural marriages per thousand people 5.68 2011 4th out of 26
Teen marriage rate > Men 0.7 2000 6th out of 9
Teen marriage rate > Women 9.8 2000 7th out of 11
Total divorces 1,788 2011 59th out of 71
Total divorces per thousand people 1.39 2011 53th out of 70
Urban marriages 3,195 2011 25th out of 26
Urban marriages per thousand people 2.48 2011 24th out of 26
Women denied family planning 3.5% 2002 9th out of 10
Years spent single before marriage > Females 23.8 years 1990 9th out of 13
Years spent single before marriage > Males 28.2 years 1990 7th out of 13

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

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Mauritius People > Marriage, divorce and children Profiles (Subcategories)

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