Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

11   Divorce rates for males and females in different age groups. 1959-2004
  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 6.8 13.8 18.2 20.1 19.3 17.7 14.9 10.5 6.5 3.9 2.0 0.7
                           
1981 7.4 2.7 9.1 14.1 13.7 12.3 10.3 8.1 5.4 3.3 1.7 1.2 0.4
1982 7.4 8.5 9.9 14.1 13.4 12.6 11.0 8.7 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.9 0.3
1983 8.0 - 9.7 16.3 14.3 13.0 11.8 9.2 5.8 3.4 2.0 0.9 0.4
1984 8.3 - 9.5 15.8 15.8 13.2 12.4 9.6 6.7 3.9 2.0 1.1 0.4
1985 8.6 - 12.5 16.5 15.8 14.1 12.3 10.1 6.5 4.1 2.2 1.0 0.4
                           
1986 8.3 - 10.6 15.8 14.8 13.3 12.1 9.9 7.1 3.8 2.3 1.4 0.4
1987 8.9 - 10.8 16.0 16.6 14.2 12.9 11.1 7.6 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.5
1988 9.3 - 11.4 17.0 17.4 14.5 13.3 11.7 8.3 5.1 2.5 1.4 0.5
1989 9.8 12.0 14.3 20.1 18.2 15.6 13.9 11.9 8.4 5.2 2.8 1.5 0.6
1990 10.9 - 15.3 23.0 20.7 18.2 15.6 12.6 9.0 5.7 2.6 1.7 0.5
                           
1991 11.1 - 19.9 21.1 20.8 18.8 16.0 13.2 10.1 5.6 3.6 1.7 0.5
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
                           
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
                           
1981 7.4 4.3 12.0 15.4 12.3 11.0 9.1 6.1 3.3 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.3
1982 7.4 4.5 12.3 14.9 12.7 11.6 10.1 6.4 3.3 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.2
1983 8.0 3.8 14.8 16.2 13.5 12.2 9.9 6.8 4.0 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.4
1984 8.3 3.2 14.6 17.2 14.0 12.3 10.8 7.6 4.3 2.6 1.2 1.0 0.4
1985 8.6 3.2 16.7 17.5 15.0 12.5 11.2 7.8 4.5 2.4 1.2 1.0 0.3
                           
1986 8.3 3.0 14.3 16.9 14.3 12.1 11.2 8.0 4.5 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.3
1987 8.9 1.9 15.2 17.9 15.5 13.5 11.4 9.1 5.1 2.9 1.6 0.9 0.3
1988 9.4 5.7 16.0 19.0 16.2 13.7 12.3 9.6 5.8 3.0 1.6 0.8 0.4
1989 9.9 4.9 18.7 20.7 16.9 15.2 12.9 9.8 5.8 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.3
1990 10.9 7.2 20.9 23.7 19.3 17.2 13.9 10.8 6.0 3.2 1.8 1.0 0.5
                           
1991 11.2 6.3 21.2 23.8 19.7 17.2 14.7 11.2 6.9 3.4 2.1 0.9 0.4
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
1  Resident in Norway.

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