What is the difference in divorce rate between Austria and Germany?

0.09 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Austria vs Germany: Divorce rate

Austria

1.54 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Germany

1.63 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Austria rank

28th

Germany rank

26th

Divorce rate over time

Austria
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.63 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 28th and Germany ranks 26th of 43 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.18 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.08 per 1,000 people	Austria
1970s	1.44 per 1,000 people	1.56 per 1,000 people	0.12 per 1,000 people	Germany
1980s	1.92 per 1,000 people	2.18 per 1,000 people	0.26 per 1,000 people	Germany
1990s	2.19 per 1,000 people	2.03 per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people	Austria
2000s	2.43 per 1,000 people	2.41 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	Austria
2010s	1.91 per 1,000 people	2.05 per 1,000 people	0.14 per 1,000 people	Germany
2020s	1.62 per 1,000 people	1.68 per 1,000 people	0.0567 per 1,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Austria or Germany?: Germany, at 1.63 per 1,000 people against 1.54 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Austria and Germany?: 0.09 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for divorce rate?: Austria ranks 28th and Germany ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Divorce rate
Unit: per 1,000 people
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 43 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.