Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

9 Divorce rates for males and females in various age groups. Divorces between persons with opposite sex. 1959-2011
  Divorces per 1 000 married and separated
  Age
  All ages 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70- 
Males1                          
1959-1962 2.8 1.8 5.6 5.8 4.5 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.3
1969-1972 3.9 2.2 6.5 8.7 7.5 5.8 4.5 3.3 2.7 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.3
1976-1980 6.5 3.3 10.0 13.0 12.1 10.6 9.0 6.5 4.1 2.7 1.5 0.8 0.3
1981-1985 7.9 2.2 10.1 15.4 14.6 13.0 11.6 9.1 5.9 3.6 1.9 1.0 0.4
1986-1990 9.4 2.4 12.5 18.4 17.5 15.2 13.6 11.4 8.1 4.8 2.5 1.5 0.5
                           
1991-1995 11.5 4.4 16.0 21.6 21.6 19.6 17.5 14.5 10.5 6.6 3.5 1.9 0.6
1996-2000 10.9 6.3 13.8 18.2 20.1 19.3 17.7 14.9 10.5 6.5 3.9 2.0 0.7
2001-2005 12.2 2.4 17.6 19.7 21.1 22.6 21.2 18.0 12.5 7.6 4.4 2.4 0.7
2006-2010 11.5 5.6 13.9 18.0 18.4 19.8 20.4 18.3 13.7 8.7 4.8 3.0 0.9
                           
1992 11.1 10.4 15.1 21.4 20.1 19.1 16.5 14.0 10.0 6.1 3.3 1.8 0.5
1993 12.0 - 15.9 22.3 22.4 20.0 18.2 15.5 10.5 7.0 3.6 2.1 0.7
1994 12.1 12.2 13.3 22.5 22.4 20.8 18.9 15.1 11.0 7.0 3.6 1.9 0.9
1995 11.5 - 14.2 20.6 22.8 19.4 17.8 14.4 10.7 7.3 3.2 1.9 0.7
                           
1996 11.1 - 12.9 19.6 21.1 19.7 17.3 14.8 10.5 6.5 3.6 1.6 0.7
1997 11.2 - 14.8 18.3 20.4 19.3 18.5 15.1 10.2 6.7 4.1 2.3 0.6
1998 10.5 21.7 11.9 16.9 19.8 18.8 17.1 14.3 10.1 6.1 3.5 1.7 0.7
1999 10.4 9.6 11.5 16.8 18.6 18.7 16.9 14.1 10.4 6.2 3.9 2.4 0.6
2000 11.4 - 17.7 19.3 20.8 20.1 18.6 16.5 11.1 6.9 4.3 1.9 0.7
                           
2001 11.7 - 17.7 19.0 22.0 21.0 19.6 16.2 11.2 7.4 3.9 2.4 0.6
2002 11.9 - 17.5 18.1 21.6 21.2 20.5 18.2 11.8 7.0 4.1 2.0 0.7
2003 12.2 11.8 17.3 20.0 20.2 22.8 21.9 17.8 12.9 7.5 4.4 2.3 0.7
2004 12.6 - 17.0 21.3 21.2 24.1 21.9 18.1 13.3 8.3 4.7 2.8 0.7
2005 12.6 - 18.7 20.2 20.4 23.5 22.2 19.8 13.7 7.9 4.9 2.7 0.8
                           
2006 12.1 - 16.8 20.6 20.4 20.9 21.4 19.3 13.8 8.1 4.3 2.7 0.9
2007 11.6 - 15.9 20.2 19.3 19.8 20.0 18.3 13.8 8.7 4.8 2.8 0.8
2008 11.4 - 11.5 17.6 16.8 19.6 20.2 17.7 13.8 8.9 4.8 3.2 1.0
2009 11.3 - 13.0 16.9 18.0 19.3 20.2 18.1 13.5 8.9 5.0 3.1 0.9
2010 11.2 27.8 12.2 14.9 17.6 19.1 20.3 17.9 13.9 9.1 5.0 3.2 1.0
                           
2011 11.1 - 12.2 14.1 15.3 17.8 19.3 19.6 14.6 9.4 5.4 3.0 1.0
                           
Females1                          
1959-1962 2.8 2.4 5.9 5.3 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.6 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.2
1969-1972 3.8 3.2 7.8 8.4 6.3 4.7 3.5 2.9 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.2
1976-1980 6.5 4.1 12.3 13.4 11.1 9.5 7.4 4.8 2.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.2
1981-1985 7.9 3.8 14.1 16.2 13.5 12.0 10.2 6.9 3.9 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.3
1986-1990 9.5 4.5 17.0 19.6 16.4 14.3 12.3 9.5 5.4 3.0 1.6 1.0 0.4
                           
1991-1995 11.6 3.1 20.2 23.4 21.0 18.8 16.1 11.9 7.8 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5
1996-2000 11.0 5.3 17.3 20.7 20.6 18.8 16.4 12.7 7.8 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.4
2001-2005 12.4 5.2 20.8 22.3 22.6 22.7 20.2 15.6 9.3 5.1 2.9 1.4 0.4
2006-2010 11.8 5.4 18.1 21.5 19.9 21.0 20.5 16.8 10.7 6.0 3.2 1.7 0.5
                           
1992 11.2 4.4 19.5 22.0 19.6 19.0 15.5 11.0 7.3 3.6 1.9 1.2 0.3
1993 12.1 1.6 20.9 24.1 21.7 19.4 16.7 12.5 8.2 4.5 2.1 1.0 0.6
1994 12.1 - 19.3 24.2 22.6 19.4 17.4 12.6 8.1 4.6 1.8 1.5 0.6
1995 11.6 2.0 19.8 21.2 21.4 19.1 16.5 12.1 8.5 4.1 2.0 1.3 0.4
                           
1996 11.2 4.2 17.2 21.5 20.9 18.4 16.1 13.0 7.9 4.2 2.3 1.0 0.5
1997 11.2 8.3 17.6 20.7 20.9 19.1 16.7 12.2 8.0 5.0 2.5 1.4 0.4
1998 10.6 5.6 15.3 20.2 20.6 17.3 15.9 12.0 7.5 4.3 2.3 1.1 0.4
1999 10.5 1.7 17.9 19.4 19.0 18.5 15.4 12.5 7.8 4.5 2.5 1.1 0.4
2000 11.6 7.2 18.6 21.6 21.5 20.6 17.8 13.9 7.9 4.7 2.7 1.1 0.5
                           
2001 11.9 7.2 22.9 22.0 22.0 21.4 18.7 13.6 8.4 4.8 2.5 1.1 0.4
2002 12.1 5.0 19.5 21.2 23.0 21.4 19.3 15.5 8.7 4.7 2.5 1.0 0.4
2003 12.5 6.9 19.8 22.1 22.1 23.6 20.2 15.8 9.3 5.3 2.8 1.3 0.4
2004 12.8 2.0 20.1 24.1 22.8 24.0 20.6 16.2 10.2 5.4 3.1 1.7 0.4
2005 12.9 4.7 21.7 22.5 23.1 23.1 22.4 17.3 10.0 5.2 3.2 1.7 0.5
                           
2006 12.3 2.7 22.5 23.6 20.7 21.7 21.9 16.5 10.5 5.4 3.0 1.4 0.5
2007 11.9 17.9 21.0 22.1 20.1 21.7 19.5 17.0 10.6 5.8 3.0 1.6 0.4
2008 11.6 6.4 15.7 20.8 19.2 20.7 20.2 16.5 10.6 6.0 3.3 1.8 0.5
2009 11.6 - 16.9 20.6 19.4 20.8 20.5 16.8 10.7 6.1 3.3 1.7 0.5
2010 11.6 - 14.4 20.5 20.0 19.9 20.4 17.0 11.2 6.5 3.3 2.0 0.6
                           
2011 11.5 12.5 13.9 19.0 18.1 20.0 20.2 18.4 11.9 6.7 3.2 1.8 0.6
1  Resident in Norway.

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