Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway
Norway: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants was 3.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.8 for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants 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 rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway peaked at 7.7 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2.96, 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.
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.6 | — |
| 1961 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 6.6 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 6.6 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 6.5 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 7.4 | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 7.7 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.6 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 5.9 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 4.7 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 5 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 5 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 2.96 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8 | +28.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.29, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.4% | 2.96 | 3.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.67 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 4 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 | 2.96 | 3.8 | 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 rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway?
- Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Norway was 3.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 1967.
- What is the lowest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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