Cyprus vs Turkey: Divorce rate
Cyprus
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2019
Turkey
2.1 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Cyprus rank
4th
Turkey rank
7th
Divorce rate over time
- Cyprus
- Turkey
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.1 per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th of 43 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.8286 per 1,000 people | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 0.64 per 1,000 people | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Cyprus or Turkey?
- Cyprus, at 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.1 per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2019.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Cyprus and Turkey?
- 0.5 per 1,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Cyprus and Turkey rank globally for divorce rate?
- Cyprus ranks 4th and Turkey 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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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.