Belgium vs Germany: Divorce rate

Belgium

1.7 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Germany

1.63 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Belgium rank

23rd

Germany rank

26th

Divorce rate over time

Belgium currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.63 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Belgium ranks 23rd and Germany ranks 26th of 43 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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