Canada vs Mexico: Divorce rate
Canada
1.1 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Mexico
1.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Canada rank
39th
Mexico rank
36th
Divorce rate over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.28 per 1,000 people against 1.1 per 1,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 36th of 43 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.8 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.52 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 0.6629 per 1,000 people | 1.55 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.9992 per 1,000 people | 0.8009 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 0.7 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Canada or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.28 per 1,000 people against 1.1 per 1,000 people in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.18 per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for divorce rate?
- Canada ranks 39th and Mexico ranks 36th 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.