Cyprus vs Latvia: Divorce rate
Cyprus
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Latvia
2.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cyprus rank
4th
Latvia rank
2nd
Divorce rate over time
- Cyprus
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.9 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 2nd of 43 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 3.6 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1970s | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 4.65 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.48 per 1,000 people | 4.55 per 1,000 people | 4.07 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.01 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 2.42 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 0.67 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 0.86 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Cyprus or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 2.9 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Cyprus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Cyprus and Latvia?
- 0.3 per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Latvia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
- How do Cyprus and Latvia rank globally for divorce rate?
- Cyprus ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 2nd 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.