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

0.04 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.

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

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 Norway: Divorce rate

Austria

1.54 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Norway

1.5 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Austria rank

28th

Norway rank

30th

Divorce rate over time

Austria
Norway

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1.54 per 1,000 people against 1.5 per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 28th and Norway ranks 30th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.18 per 1,000 people	0.73 per 1,000 people	0.45 per 1,000 people	Austria
1970s	1.44 per 1,000 people	1.28 per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people	Austria
1980s	1.92 per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people	0.02 per 1,000 people	Austria
1990s	2.19 per 1,000 people	2.33 per 1,000 people	0.14 per 1,000 people	Norway
2000s	2.43 per 1,000 people	2.27 per 1,000 people	0.16 per 1,000 people	Austria
2010s	1.91 per 1,000 people	1.97 per 1,000 people	0.06 per 1,000 people	Norway
2020s	1.62 per 1,000 people	1.65 per 1,000 people	0.0267 per 1,000 people	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Austria or Norway?: Austria, at 1.54 per 1,000 people against 1.5 per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Austria and Norway?: 0.04 per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Austria and Norway rank globally for divorce rate?: Austria ranks 28th and Norway ranks 30th 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.