Statizoid

Canada vs Ireland: Divorce rate

Canada
1.1 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Ireland
0.7 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Canada rank
39th
Ireland rank
42nd

Divorce rate over time

  • Canada
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.1 per 1,000 people against 0.7 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.6 times Ireland's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 39th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 43 countries.

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About this data

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