Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

13   Divorces, by number of common children and duration of marriage. 2005
Duration of marriage Total Per cent Number of children1
0 1 2 3 children and more
Total 11 040  100.0 4 921 2 300 2 794 1 025
Under 2 year  249 2.3  168 42 29 10
2 years  572 5.2  363  109 77 23
3 years  643 5.8  346  165  107 25
4 years  713 6.5  385  170  124 34
5 years  754 6.8  376  164  181 33
6 years  653 5.9  302  137  169 45
7 years  607 5.5  236  142  186 43
8 years  522 4.7  174  112  170 66
9 years  477 4.3  131 84  192 70
10 -14 years 1 742 15.8  376  319  729  318
15 - 19 years 1 340 12.1  268  258  538  276
20-24 years 1 076 9.7  415  394  214 53
25 years and above 1 565 14.2 1 295  189 59 22
Unknown  127 1.2 86 15 19 7
1  Children 0-17 years of age.

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