Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

15 Separations, by number of children and duration of marriage. 2008
  Total Per cent Number of children1
  0 1 2 3 - 
Total 11 742  100.0 4 526 2 720 3 205 1 291
Under 1 year  289 2.5  182 56 41 10
1 year  577 4.9  346  141 74 16
2 years  641 5.5  317  170  128 26
3 years  720 6.1  357  196  142 25
4 years  807 6.9  409  191  162 45
5 years  812 6.9  368  210  193 41
6 years  746 6.4  279  170  239 58
7 years  595 5.1  176  117  209 93
8 years  532 4.5  128  119  218 67
9 years  485 4.1 94 99  203 89
10 -14 years 1 900 16.2  291  361  826  422
15 - 19 years 1 320 11.2  189  305  516  310
20-24 years  896 7.6  310  356  190 40
25 years and above 1 256 10.7 1 016  195 40 5
Unknown  166 1.4 64 34 24 44
1  Common children 0-17 years of age. Common children who has died or emigrated before separation are not included.

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