Norway vs Spain: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Norway
3.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Spain
3.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Norway rank
30th
Spain rank
32nd
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.7 per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 7.36 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 7.33 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 5.43 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 5 per 1,000 people | 5.25 per 1,000 people | 0.25 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 4.71 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.35 per 1,000 people | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 0.4533 per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 3.8 per 1,000 people against 3.7 per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Norway and Spain?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Norway ranks 30th and Spain ranks 32nd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.