Norway vs United States of America: Share of women who are married or in a union
Norway
3.0%
in 2021
United States of America
3.0%
in 2022
Norway rank
154th
United States of America rank
153rd
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Norway
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 52 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 153rd of 221 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 13.1% | 7.6% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 10.9% | 5.9% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 8.6% | 4.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 6.4% | 2.5% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Norway and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Norway ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 153rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) – 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.