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3.24 Marriages contracted and dissolved
Annual average Marriages contracted Oppløste ekteskap Excess of contracted marriages Separations
Total By divorce1 Total by death2 By death of husband By death of wife
1871-1875 12 925 9 018 6 9 012 5 058 3 954 3 907 25
1876-1880 13 471 8 577 8 8 569 4 551 4 018 4 894 23
1881-1885 12 834 9 039 9 9 030 4 885 4 145 3 795 28
1886-1890 12 560 9 337 36 9 301 5 027 4 274 3 223 50
1891-1895 13 040 9 925 92 9 833 5 339 4 494 3 115 71
1896-1900 14 795 10 086  112 9 974 5 489 4 485 4 709  126
1901-1905 13 892 10 276  175 10 101 5 564 4 537 3 616  150
1906-1910 14 068 10 475  318 10 157 5 605 4 552 3 593  228
1911-1915 15 320 10 844  477 10 367 5 851 4 516 4 476  494
1916-1920 17 851 12 383  589 11 794 6 559 5 235 5 468  564
1921-1925 17 002 11 225  654 10 571 6 044 4 527 5 777  797
1926-1930 16 859 11 629  783 10 846 6 220 4 626 5 230  950
1931-1935 18 604 11 655  941 10 714 6 257 4 457 6 949 ..
1936-1940 24 949 12 320 1 081 11 239 6 770 4 469 12 629 ..
1941-1945 24 243 12 871 1 413 11 458 7 156 4 302 11 372 ..
1946-1950 28 772 13 210 2 220 10 990 6 723 4 267 15 562 31 932
1951-1955 26 969 13 465 2 086 11 379 7 231 4 148 13 504 2 001
1956-1960 24 091 15 120 2 160 12 960 8 509 4 451 8 971 2 259
1961-1965 24 300 17 373 2 452 14 921 10 096 4 825 6 927 2 546
1966-1970 29 055 19 562 2 960 16 602 11 557 5 045 9 493 3 434
1971-1975 27 898 22 030 4 463 17 567 12 399 5 169 5 868 6 004
1976-1980 23 677 24 194 6 106 18 088 12 964 5 124 -517 7 826
1981-1985 21 108 25 987 7 451 18 536 13 404 5 131 -4 879 9 848
1986-1990 20 407 27 542 8 812 18 730 13 429 5 301 -7 135 11 469
1991-1995 19 456 28 350 10 411 17 939 12 790 5 149 -8 894 12 055
1996-2000 23 314 26 443 9 608 16 835 11 876 4 859 -3 129 11 789
2001-2005 22 829 26 205 10 720 15 485 10 788 4 697 -3 376 12 891
1  Before 1886 divorces granted by court decree are not included.
2  Figures for marriages dissolved by death include married and separated spouses. Before 1966 the figures do not include death of separated couple.
3  Refers to 1947-1950.
Source: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/ekteskap_en/ 

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