Statistics Norway

8 Marriages dissolved. Separations. 1961-2011 (Corrected 16 November 2012)
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 15 485 10 720 12 891 17.7 12.3
2006-2010 25 014 14 715 10 300 11 795 16.7 11.7
             
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
19933 29 185 18 380 10 805 11 928 20.4 12.0
1994 28 208 17 413 10 795 11 882 19.5 12.1
19953 27 878 17 695 10 183 11 968 19.9 11.5
             
19963 27 013 17 177 9 836 11 125 19.5 11.1
19973 26 859 17 046 9 813 11 464 19.4 11.2
19983 25 991 16 778 9 213 11 579 19.1 10.5
19993 26 016 16 892 9 124 11 883 19.3 10.4
20003 26 334 16 281 10 053 12 896 18.5 11.5
             
20013 26 454 16 146 10 308 12 752 18.4 11.8
20023 26 664 16 214 10 450 13 005 18.5 11.9
20033 26 076 15 319 10 757 12 772 17.5 12.3
20043 25 806 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
2010 24 828 14 600 10 228 11 740 16.4 11.5
             
2011 24 712 14 505 10 207 11 238 16.2 11.4
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.
3  Figures for "Total" are corrected 16 November 2012.

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