Australia vs Portugal: Divorce rate
Australia
1.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
Portugal rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 0.9 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 1.84 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 1.42 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 0.26 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.06 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 0.1768 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 0.2633 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for divorce rate?
- Australia ranks 16th and Portugal 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.