Czechia vs Iceland: Divorce rate

Czechia
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Czechia rank
11th
Iceland rank
11th

Divorce rate over time

  • Czechia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 11th of 43 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 per 1,000 people 0.94 per 1,000 people 0.73 per 1,000 people Czechia
1970s 2.46 per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people 0.83 per 1,000 people Czechia
1980s 2.86 per 1,000 people 1.97 per 1,000 people 0.89 per 1,000 people Czechia
1990s 2.94 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 1.04 per 1,000 people Czechia
2000s 3.11 per 1,000 people 1.79 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people Czechia
2010s 2.8 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people Czechia
2020s 2 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 0.1 per 1,000 people Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Czechia or Iceland?
Czechia, at 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Czechia and Iceland?
0 per 1,000 people, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Iceland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Iceland rank globally for divorce rate?
Czechia ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 11th 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

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.