What is the difference in divorce rate between Denmark and Estonia?

0.18 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?

62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Denmark vs Estonia: Divorce rate

Denmark

2.08 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Estonia

1.9 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Denmark rank

9th

Estonia rank

11th

Divorce rate over time

Denmark
Estonia

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.47 per 1,000 people	2.6 per 1,000 people	1.13 per 1,000 people	Estonia
1970s	2.52 per 1,000 people	3.5 per 1,000 people	0.98 per 1,000 people	Estonia
1980s	2.84 per 1,000 people	3.98 per 1,000 people	1.14 per 1,000 people	Estonia
1990s	2.51 per 1,000 people	3.89 per 1,000 people	1.38 per 1,000 people	Estonia
2000s	2.74 per 1,000 people	2.87 per 1,000 people	0.13 per 1,000 people	Estonia
2010s	2.77 per 1,000 people	2.39 per 1,000 people	0.38 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2020s	2.39 per 1,000 people	1.9 per 1,000 people	0.49 per 1,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Denmark or Estonia?: Denmark, at 2.08 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Denmark and Estonia?: 0.18 per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for divorce rate?: Denmark ranks 9th and Estonia 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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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.