Statistics Norway

Divorces and separations

3   Divorce rates for males and females in different age groups. 1959-2003
  Divorces per 1 000 married and separated
  Age
  15-  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
                           
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
1  Resident in Norway.

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