{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-divorces-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-divorces-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-divorces-per-1000/","title":"Norway Divorce Rate (2020)","description":"Norway's Divorce Rate: 1.8 divorces per 1,000 population in 2020, -5.3% YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NDIVIND), 2005–2020.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Norway","2020"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2005/2020","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Norway Divorce Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NDIVIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2020)","value":"1.8","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-5.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-5.3%","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Divorce Rate"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.4},{"period":"2006","value":2.3},{"period":"2007","value":2.2},{"period":"2008","value":2.1},{"period":"2009","value":2.1},{"period":"2010","value":2.1},{"period":"2011","value":2.1},{"period":"2012","value":2},{"period":"2013","value":2},{"period":"2014","value":1.9},{"period":"2015","value":1.9},{"period":"2016","value":1.9},{"period":"2017","value":2},{"period":"2018","value":1.9},{"period":"2019","value":1.9},{"period":"2020","value":1.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-5.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) in Norway from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2020. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2020 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2.4 divorces per 1,000 population in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.8 in 2020. The latest reading of 1.8 in 2020 represents a change of -5.3%."}]}