Czechia vs Denmark: Divorce rate

Czechia
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark
2.08 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Czechia rank
11th
Denmark rank
9th

Divorce rate over time

  • Czechia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.08 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Czechia, a difference of 0.18 per 1,000 people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Czechia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 43 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people Czechia
1970s 2.46 per 1,000 people 2.52 per 1,000 people 0.06 per 1,000 people Denmark
1980s 2.86 per 1,000 people 2.84 per 1,000 people 0.02 per 1,000 people Czechia
1990s 2.94 per 1,000 people 2.51 per 1,000 people 0.43 per 1,000 people Czechia
2000s 3.11 per 1,000 people 2.74 per 1,000 people 0.37 per 1,000 people Czechia
2010s 2.52 per 1,000 people 2.77 per 1,000 people 0.25 per 1,000 people Denmark
2020s 1.97 per 1,000 people 2.33 per 1,000 people 0.36 per 1,000 people Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Czechia or Denmark?
Denmark, at 2.08 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Czechia as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Czechia and Denmark?
0.18 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Czechia and Denmark rank globally for divorce rate?
Czechia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th 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

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