Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

15 Separations, by number of children and duration of marriage. 2009
  Total Per cent Number of children1
  0 1 2 3 - 
Total 11 935  100.0 3 152 2 188 4 163 2 432
Under 1 year  294 2.5  192 58 28 16
1 year  618 5.2  362  138 97 21
2 years  640 5.4  343  165  109 23
3 years  743 6.2  373  186  150 34
4 years  784 6.6  339  187  214 44
5 years  756 6.3  323  189  195 49
6 years  711 6.0  276  157  222 56
7 years  641 5.4  210  156  215 60
8 years  593 5.0  129  134  236 94
9 years  505 4.2  113 96  215 81
10 -14 years 1 859 15.6  261  321  822  455
15 - 19 years 1 369 11.5 90  167  646  466
20-24 years  936 7.8 45 85  374  432
25 years and above 1 291 10.8 54  126  600  511
Unknown  195 1.6 42 23 40 90
1  Common children 0-17 years of age. Common children who has died or emigrated before separation are not included.

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