What is the difference in divorce rate between Cyprus and Sweden?

0.5 per 1,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.

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.

Cyprus vs Sweden: Divorce rate

Cyprus

2.6 per 1,000 people

in 2019

Sweden

2.1 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Cyprus rank

4th

Sweden rank

7th

Divorce rate over time

Cyprus
Sweden

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.1 per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sweden ahead.

Cyprus ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th of 43 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2 per 1,000 people	1.33 per 1,000 people	1.13 per 1,000 people	Sweden
1970s	0.24 per 1,000 people	2.37 per 1,000 people	2.13 per 1,000 people	Sweden
1980s	0.48 per 1,000 people	2.34 per 1,000 people	1.86 per 1,000 people	Sweden
1990s	1.01 per 1,000 people	2.42 per 1,000 people	1.41 per 1,000 people	Sweden
2000s	2.02 per 1,000 people	2.32 per 1,000 people	0.3 per 1,000 people	Sweden
2010s	2.3 per 1,000 people	2.53 per 1,000 people	0.23 per 1,000 people	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Cyprus or Sweden?: Cyprus, at 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.1 per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Cyprus and Sweden?: 0.5 per 1,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for divorce rate?: Cyprus ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 7th 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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