Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

11 Divorces, by number of common children and duration of marriage. Divorces between persons of opposite sex. 2011
Duration of marriage Total Per cent Number of children1
0 1 2 3 children and more
Total 10 188  100.0 4 572 2 423 2 424  769
Under 2 year  183 1.8  130 28 13 12
2 years  448 4.4  287 86 61 14
3 years  557 5.5  310  126  105 16
4 years  556 5.5  305  133 97 21
5 years  624 6.1  306  173  121 24
6 years  596 5.9  276  154  139 27
7 years  580 5.7  246  143  154 37
8 years  594 5.8  215  146  191 42
9 years  522 5.1  174  137  168 43
10 -14 years 1 898 18.6  418  439  742  299
15 - 19 years 1 165 11.4  236  335  420  174
20-24 years  930 9.1  393  349  147 41
25 years and over 1 343 13.2 1 153  156 30 4
Unknown  192 1.9  123 18 36 15
1  Children 0-17 years of age. Common children who has died or emigrated before the divorce are not included.

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