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101 Dissolved marriages and separations
Year Annual average Marriages dissolved Marriages dissolved per 1 000 married and separated women Separations1
Total By death By divorce1 By death By divorce
1961-1965 17 373 214 921 2 452 17.5 2.9 2 546
1966-1970 19 562 16 602 2 960 18.3 3.3 3 434
1971-1975 22 030 17 567 4 463 18.5 4.7 6 004
1976-1980 24 194 18 088 6 106 18.6 6.3 7 826
1981-1985 25 987 18 536 7 451 19.3 7.8 9 848
1986-1990 27 542 18 730 8 812 20.0 9.4 11 469
1991-1995 28 350 17 939 10 411 19.9 11.5 12 055
1996-2000 26 443 16 835 9 608 19.2 10.9 11 789
2001-2005 26 205 15 485 10 720 17.8 12.2 12 891
2006-2010 25 022 14 715 10 307 16.7 11.7 11 795
             
2011 24 712 14 505 10 207 16.2 11.4 11 238
2012 24 730 14 801 9 929 .. .. 11 094
1  The figures comprise divorces/separations where the husband was resident in Norway. In previous years, divorces where the husband was resident abroad were also included.
2  Excluding marriages dissolved by death where the couple was separated.
Source: Divorces and separations, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/skilsmisse 

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