Australia vs Greece: Divorce rate
Australia
1.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Australia rank
16th
Greece rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Greece ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 0.75 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 0.76 per 1,000 people | 1.95 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1.41 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 0.7665 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Australia or Greece?
- Australia, at 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Australia and Greece?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for divorce rate?
- Australia ranks 16th and Greece ranks 17th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Divorce rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.