Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Divorce rate
Bulgaria
1.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
1.3 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th
Divorce rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.3 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 0.5444 per 1,000 people | 0.5444 per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 0.63 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 0.94 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Bulgaria, at 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.3 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for divorce rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.