Italy vs United Kingdom: Divorce indicators

Italy
77,364
in 2024
United Kingdom
118,505
in 2016
Italy rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Divorce indicators over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
050.0k100.0k150.0k196519942024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 118,505 against 77,364 in Italy, a difference of 41,141.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 48 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 16,362 119,107 102,745 United Kingdom
1980s 18,877 150,140 131,263 United Kingdom
1990s 29,348 161,733 132,386 United Kingdom
2000s 46,446 151,460 105,014 United Kingdom
2010s 63,732 124,680 60,948 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce indicators, Italy or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 118,505 against 77,364 in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in divorce indicators between Italy and United Kingdom?
41,141, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for divorce indicators?
Italy ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Divorce indicators. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Divorce indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
56 places, 2,505 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed