Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

11 Divorces by number of common children and duration of marriage. 2006
Duration of marriage Total Per cent Number of children1
0 1 2 3 children and more
Total 10 598  100.0 4 437 2 464 2 714  983
Under 2 year  239 2.2  166 35 25 13
2 years  508 4.6  294  110 82 22
3 years  618 5.6  320  164  106 28
4 years  709 6.4  371  183  128 27
5 years  757 6.9  375  188  156 38
6 years  694 6.3  273  180  191 50
7 years  528 4.8  197  132  167 32
8 years  496 4.5  139  126  180 51
9 years  487 4.4  120  110  185 72
10 -14 years 1 613 14.6  292  331  680  310
15 - 19 years 1 339 12.1  212  309  563  255
20-24 years 1 022 9.3  358  403  201 60
25 years and over 1 455 13.2 1 237  174 31 13
Unknown  133 1.2 83 19 19 12
1  Children 0-17 years of age.

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