Denmark vs Iceland: Divorce rate

Denmark

2.08 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Iceland

1.9 per 1,000 people

in 2020

Denmark rank

9th

Iceland rank

11th

Divorce rate over time

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

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

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

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

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: 07 August 2026

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