Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Norway

Norway: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 17,699 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
17,699
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
29,630
in 1969
All-time low
17,699
in 2020
Years of data
58
1960–2020

Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Norway, 1960–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k196019902020

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 17,699 for marriages by sex and previous marital status in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Norway peaked at 29,630 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 17,699, in 2020.

Norway ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,105 23,651 29,630 10
1970s 26,502 23,055 29,510 10
1980s 21,186 20,221 22,271 10
1990s 21,462 19,266 23,815 9
2000s 21,994 18,655 25,125 8
2010s 23,166 21,410 24,077 10
2020s 17,699 17,699 17,699 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 27 Finland 21,420 compare
  2. 28 Bulgaria 20,643 compare
  3. 29 Kosovo* 18,131 compare
  4. 31 Croatia 17,206 compare
  5. 32 Ireland 16,717 compare
  6. 33 Armenia 16,330 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriages by sex and previous marital status in Norway?
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Norway was 17,699 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 29,630 in 1969.
What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 17,699 in 2020.
How does Norway rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
Norway ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is marriages by sex and previous marital status rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Marriages by sex and previous marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriages by sex and previous marital status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,816 data points, 1960–2024
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