Divorces and separations

4   Divorces, by duration of marriage. 1971-20001
Duration of marriage. Year Annual average
1971-1975 1976-1980 1981-1985 1986-1990 1991-1995 1996-2000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Divorces, total 4 630 6 283 7 630 8 812 10 411 9 608 9 836 9 813 9 213 9 124 10 053
  0- 2 330 366 348 436 495 715 652 698 691 746 789
 3- 4 747 873 911 1 063 1 153 1 101 1 025 1 048 1 007 1 110 1 315
 5- 9 1 416 1 915 2 041 2 281 2 610 2 290 2 385 2 353 2 241 2 090 2 383
10-14 784 1 223 1 546 1 623 1 810 1 501 1 550 1 479 1 431 1 421 1 624
15-19 537 800 1 180 1 387 1 564 1 237 1 273 1 299 1 223 1 127 1 263
20-24 400 571 809 993 1 383 1 138 1 252 1 189 1 132 1 037 1 080
25-  416 534 794 1 021 1 324 1 470 1 351 1 530 1 434 1 523 1 514
Unknown - - 1 9 71 155 348 217 54 70 85
1  For the period 1971-1985 the figure refers to divorces where at least one of the spouses was resident in Norway. After 1986 the figure refers to divorces where the husband was a resident of Norway at the time of divorce.

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