Cyprus vs United States: Divorce rate
Cyprus
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2019
United States
2.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Cyprus rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Divorce rate over time
- Cyprus
- United States
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.5 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
Across all 29 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 43 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 3.5 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 0.5 per 1,000 people | 5 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 1.04 per 1,000 people | 4.46 per 1,000 people | 3.41 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 3.73 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 3.17 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Cyprus or United States?
- Cyprus, at 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.5 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2019.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Cyprus and United States?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Cyprus and United States rank globally for divorce rate?
- Cyprus ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th 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.