Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

8 Marriages dissolved. Separations. 1961-2009
Annual average Year Marriages dissolved Separations2 Per 1 000 married and separated women
Total By deaths1 By divorce2 By deaths By divorce
1961-1965 17 373 14 921 2 452 2 546 17.5 2.9
1966-1970 19 562 16 602 2 960 3 434 18.3 3.3
1971-1975 22 030 17 567 4 463 6 004 18.5 4.7
1976-1980 24 194 18 088 6 106 7 826 18.6 6.3
1981-1985 25 987 18 536 7 451 9 848 19.3 7.8
1986-1990 27 542 18 730 8 812 11 469 20.0 9.4
1991-1995 28 350 17 939 10 411 12 055 19.9 11.5
1996-2000 26 443 16 835 9 608 11 789 19.2 10.9
2001-2005 26 205 15 489 10 720 12 891 17.7 12.3
             
1986 26 469 18 656 7 813 10 117 19.7 8.3
1987 27 278 18 936 8 342 10 616 20.1 8.9
1988 27 456 18 767 8 689 11 307 20.0 9.3
1989 27 757 18 594 9 163 12 480 20.0 9.8
1990 28 750 18 695 10 055 12 825 20.2 10.9
             
1991 28 424 18 260 10 164 12 350 19.9 11.1
1992 28 055 17 949 10 106 12 146 19.7 11.1
1993 29 186 18 380 10 805 11 928 20.4 12.0
1994 28 208 17 413 10 795 11 882 19.5 12.1
1995 27 881 17 695 10 183 11 968 19.9 11.5
             
1996 27 019 17 177 9 836 11 125 19.5 11.1
1997 26 862 17 046 9 813 11 464 19.4 11.2
1998 25 997 16 778 9 213 11 579 19.1 10.5
1999 26 019 16 892 9 124 11 883 19.3 10.4
2000 26 338 16 281 10 053 12 896 18.5 11.5
             
2001 26 465 16 146 10 308 12 752 18.4 11.8
2002 26 671 16 214 10 450 13 005 18.5 11.9
2003 26 087 15 319 10 757 12 772 17.5 12.3
2004 25 813 14 761 11 045 13 167 16.9 12.6
2005 26 024 14 984 11 040 12 758 17.2 12.6
             
2006 25 149 14 551 10 598 12 146 16.7 12.1
2007 25 112 14 832 10 280 11 413 17.0 11.8
2008 25 140 14 982 10 158 11 742 17.0 11.6
2009 24 843 14 608 10 235 11 935 16.5 11.6
1  Figures for marriages dissolved by death include married and separated spouses. Before 1966 the figures do not include death of separated couple.
2  Figures comprise divorces/separations where the husband was a resident of Norway. Before 1986 were situations where the husband was resident abroad also included.

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