Statistics Norway

Marriages and divorces

11 Divorces by number of common children and duration of marriage. 2008
Duration of marriage Total Per cent Number of children1
0 1 2 3 children and more
Total 10 158  100.0 4 492 2 390 2 419  857
Under 2 year  200 2.0  132 33 22 13
2 years  447 4.4  288 90 53 16
3 years  491 4.8  278  105 89 19
4 years  608 6.0  305  155  121 27
5 years  697 6.9  375  162  130 30
6 years  736 7.2  335  184  187 30
7 years  638 6.3  255  163  179 41
8 years  552 5.4  169  139  201 43
9 years  414 4.1  119  104  144 47
10 -14 years 1 662 16.4  306  380  669  307
15 - 19 years 1 190 11.7  217  323  432  218
20-24 years  854 8.4  327  341  145 41
25 years and over 1 499 14.8 1 281  181 31 6
Unknown  170 1.7  105 30 16 19
1  Children 0-17 years of age. Common children who has died or emigrated before divorce are not included.

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