Australia vs Switzerland: Divorce rate
Australia
1.89 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
16th
Switzerland rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.84 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 0.43 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.06 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 0.0568 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 0.0967 per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Australia or Switzerland?
- Australia, at 1.89 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for divorce rate?
- Australia ranks 16th and Switzerland 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.