| Table 2. Marital Status by District, Northern (Oro): 2000 | |||
| Total | Ijivitari | Sohe | |
| Total | 132,163 | 67,477 | 64,686 |
| Never married | 82,149 | 41,683 | 40,466 |
| Married | 44,773 | 23,078 | 21,695 |
| Separated | 1,021 | 484 | 537 |
| Divorced | 864 | 398 | 466 |
| Widowed | 3,356 | 1,834 | 1,522 |
| Males | 69,288 | 35,330 | 33,958 |
| Never married | 45,552 | 23,131 | 22,421 |
| Married | 22,055 | 11,351 | 10,704 |
| Separated | 325 | 145 | 180 |
| Divorced | 304 | 152 | 152 |
| Widowed | 1,052 | 551 | 501 |
| Females | 62,875 | 32,147 | 30,728 |
| Never married | 36,597 | 18,552 | 18,045 |
| Married | 22,718 | 11,727 | 10,991 |
| Separated | 696 | 339 | 357 |
| Divorced | 560 | 246 | 314 |
| Widowed | 2,304 | 1,283 | 1,021 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||