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22 400 marriages and 11 000 divorces
22 400 marriages were contracted in 2005 and about 11 000 marriages were dissolved by divorce. In addition 12 800 couples were separated. The figures for marriages have been quite stable over the recent years and the number of dissolved marriages was at the same high level as in 2004.
Change in publishing routines - main figures for marriages and separations are ready
Main figures for marriages and divorces will as from now be published in the middle of February. This is half a year sooner than in the previous years. This is due to Statistics Norway's improved controlling system of data. Main figures will contain the total number of marriages, divorces and separations for the whole country and for all counties by the groom's residence county. More detailed statistics will be published 1. September. This change in publishing routines implies that the final figures for the population per 1. January and the population changes in the previous year and the last quarter of the previous year will be published in February. See Population 1 January 2006 and changes in the fourth quarter of 2005 and Population statistics. Population by age, sex, marital status and citizenship. 1 January 2006 . |
Still many divorces
In 2005 the number of divorced couples was 11 040, this was at the same high level as in 2004. The figures for divorced couples in 2004 were the highest ever. The average for the last five years (2001-2005) is 10 720, approximately 1 100 higher than the average for the previous five year period (1996-2000).
Slightly fewer separations
The number of separations in 2005 was 400 lower than in 2004. However, the figures for separations have varied between 12 750 and 13 200 in the last five years. The average for the last five years (2001-2005) is 1 100 higher than the average for the previous five year period (1996-2000).
Stable figures for marriages
During the last three years the figures of marriages contracted have been quite stable with almost 22 400 marriages per year. and lay thus at the same level as marriage figures in the late 1990-ties. In the years 2000 and 2002 the figures for marriages were slightly higher, but nevertheless far lower than in the years between 1940 and 1975, when approximately 30 000 couples married each year.
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This page has been discontinued, see Marriages and divorces, Annually, detailed figures.
Contact
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Anders Sønstebø
E-mail: anders.sonstebo@ssb.no
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Ane Margrete Tømmerås
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Espen Andersen
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Statistics Norway's Information Centre
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