Marriage rates in Norway
Norway: Marriage rates was 3.8 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Marriage rates in Norway, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.8 per 1,000 people for marriage rates in 2022.
That represents a change of up 28.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriage rates in Norway peaked at 7.7 per 1,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.96 per 1,000 people, in 2021.
That places Norway 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 6.5 per 1,000 people | 7.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 7.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1 per 1,000 people | 4.9 per 1,000 people | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 5.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 per 1,000 people | 4.1 per 1,000 people | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 per 1,000 people | 4 per 1,000 people | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 per 1,000 people | 2.96 per 1,000 people | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marriage rates in Norway?
- Marriage rates in Norway was 3.8 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 per 1,000 people in 1967.
- What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for marriage rates?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is marriage rates rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.