Norway vs Turkey: Share of women who are married or in a union
Norway
3.0%
in 2021
Turkey
2.8%
in 2021
Norway rank
154th
Turkey rank
156th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Norway
- Turkey
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.
Norway ranks 154th and Turkey ranks 156th of 221 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 18.6% | 13.0% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 16.3% | 11.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 14.0% | 9.6% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 11.3% | 7.5% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Norway or Turkey?
- Norway, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Turkey as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Norway and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Turkey?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Turkey rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Norway ranks 154th and Turkey ranks 156th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.