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

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.

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

61 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 Japan: Divorce rate

Austria

1.54 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Japan

1.52 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Austria rank

28th

Japan rank

29th

Divorce rate over time

Austria
Japan

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.54 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 28th and Japan ranks 29th of 43 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.2 per 1,000 people	0.7875 per 1,000 people	0.4125 per 1,000 people	Austria
1970s	1.44 per 1,000 people	1.06 per 1,000 people	0.38 per 1,000 people	Austria
1980s	1.92 per 1,000 people	1.36 per 1,000 people	0.56 per 1,000 people	Austria
1990s	2.19 per 1,000 people	1.63 per 1,000 people	0.56 per 1,000 people	Austria
2000s	2.43 per 1,000 people	2.12 per 1,000 people	0.309 per 1,000 people	Austria
2010s	1.91 per 1,000 people	1.79 per 1,000 people	0.115 per 1,000 people	Austria
2020s	1.62 per 1,000 people	1.52 per 1,000 people	0.1 per 1,000 people	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Austria or Japan?: Austria, at 1.54 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Austria and Japan?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for divorce rate?: Austria ranks 28th and Japan ranks 29th 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.