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

0.07 per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium 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.

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
Germany

How they compare

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.58 per 1,000 people	1.1 per 1,000 people	0.52 per 1,000 people	Germany
1970s	1.06 per 1,000 people	1.56 per 1,000 people	0.5 per 1,000 people	Germany
1980s	1.82 per 1,000 people	2.18 per 1,000 people	0.36 per 1,000 people	Germany
1990s	2.47 per 1,000 people	2.03 per 1,000 people	0.44 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2000s	2.92 per 1,000 people	2.41 per 1,000 people	0.51 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2010s	2.22 per 1,000 people	2.05 per 1,000 people	0.17 per 1,000 people	Belgium
2020s	1.8 per 1,000 people	1.68 per 1,000 people	0.1233 per 1,000 people	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Belgium or Germany?: Belgium, at 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.63 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Belgium and Germany?: 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for divorce rate?: Belgium ranks 23rd 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.