Croatia vs Netherlands: Divorce rate
Croatia
1.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
1.3 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Croatia rank
37th
Netherlands rank
35th
Divorce rate over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.3 per 1,000 people against 1.2 per 1,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | Croatia |
| 1970s | 1.26 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 0.9 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.92 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 1.18 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.42 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 0.2333 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.3 per 1,000 people against 1.2 per 1,000 people in Croatia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for divorce rate?
- Croatia ranks 37th 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.