Belgium vs United Kingdom: Divorce rate
Belgium
1.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United Kingdom
1.7 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Belgium rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
23rd
Divorce rate over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.7 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.62 per 1,000 people | 0.78 per 1,000 people | 0.16 per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 2.01 per 1,000 people | 0.95 per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2.65 per 1,000 people | 0.83 per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.92 per 1,000 people | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 0.41 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Belgium or United Kingdom?
- Belgium, at 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.7 per 1,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for divorce rate?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.