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| Divorces and separations |
| 6 | Number of children involved in divorces. 1971-20031 |
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| 1971-1975 | 1976-1980 | 1981-1985 | 1986-1990 | 1991-1995 | 1996-2000 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children, regardless of age2 | 7 224 | 9 822 | 11 850 | 13 823 | 16 659 | 15 426 | 15 054 | 14 530 | 15 626 | 16 249 | 16 741 | 17 053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years2 3 | 5 318 | 7 527 | 8 621 | 9 161 | 10 702 | 9 867 | 9 666 | 9 015 | 10 327 | 10 789 | 11 125 | 11 396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | For the period 1971-1985 the number of children involved refers to divorces where at least one of the spouses was resident in Norway. After 1986 the figure for involved children refers to divorces where the man/father was a resident of Norway at the time of divorce. |
| 2 | Total of common children alive in marriages dissoved by divorce. Divorces where the number of children is unknown are not included, and the number of children may therefore be slightly too low. |
| 3 | Before 1979: Children under 16 years of age. |