| Table 2. Marital Status by District, New Ireland: 2000 | |||
| Total | Kavieng | Namatanai | |
| Total | 116,607 | 52,785 | 63,822 |
| Never married | 72,279 | 32,161 | 40,118 |
| Married | 39,080 | 18,156 | 20,924 |
| Separated | 1,033 | 584 | 449 |
| Divorced | 903 | 429 | 474 |
| Widowed | 3,312 | 1,455 | 1,857 |
| Males | 61,515 | 27,837 | 33,678 |
| Never married | 40,387 | 17,998 | 22,389 |
| Married | 19,220 | 8,926 | 10,294 |
| Separated | 428 | 246 | 182 |
| Divorced | 414 | 216 | 198 |
| Widowed | 1,066 | 451 | 615 |
| Females | 55,092 | 24,948 | 30,144 |
| Never married | 31,892 | 14,163 | 17,729 |
| Married | 19,860 | 9,230 | 10,630 |
| Separated | 605 | 338 | 267 |
| Divorced | 489 | 213 | 276 |
| Widowed | 2,246 | 1,004 | 1,242 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||