Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

11 Divorces by number of common children and duration of marriage. Divorces between different sex. 2010
Duration of marriage Total Per cent Number of children1
0 1 2 3 children and more
Total 10 224  100.0 4 507 2 397 2 504  816
Under 2 year  202 2.0  132 43 21 6
2 years  450 4.4  274 93 67 16
3 years  562 5.5  303  142  102 15
4 years  585 5.7  305  146  112 22
5 years  542 5.3  251  135  129 27
6 years  655 6.4  311  146  161 37
7 years  619 6.1  283  148  152 36
8 years  548 5.4  202  134  165 47
9 years  522 5.1  151  131  176 64
10 -14 years 1 867 18.3  395  436  750  286
15 - 19 years 1 247 12.2  227  347  467  206
20-24 years  898 8.8  386  320  161 31
25 years and over 1 339 13.1 1 164  150 24 1
Unknown  188 1.8  123 26 17 22
1  Children 0-17 years of age. Common children who has died or emigrated before divorce are not included.

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