| Divorces and separations |
| 5 | Divorces, by number of common children. 1971-20001 |
| Number of common children2 | Annual average | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1 005 | 1 331 | 1 585 | 1 849 | 2 107 | 2 028 | 1 984 | 1 960 | 1 859 | 2 031 | 2 304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 420 | 1 861 | 2 134 | 2 217 | 2 369 | 2 041 | 2 127 | 2 118 | 1 967 | 1 851 | 2 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 287 | 1 894 | 2 505 | 3 141 | 4 029 | 3 749 | 3 871 | 3 909 | 3 602 | 3 511 | 3 850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 599 | 792 | 973 | 1 175 | 1 451 | 1 412 | 1 471 | 1 429 | 1 390 | 1 395 | 1 373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 218 | 281 | 291 | 293 | 315 | 294 | 308 | 296 | 306 | 252 | 309 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 65 | 87 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6- | 36 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown | - | - | 27 | 26 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | For the period 1971-1985 the figures refers to divorces where at least one of the spouses were resident in Norway. After 1986 the figures refers to divorces where the husband was a resident of Norway at the time of divorce. |
| 2 | Total of common children alive in marriages dissolved by divorce. |