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

0.02 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.

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

63 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 Sweden: Divorce rate

Denmark

2.08 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Sweden

2.1 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Denmark rank

9th

Sweden rank

7th

Divorce rate over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.1 per 1,000 people against 2.08 per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.47 per 1,000 people	1.27 per 1,000 people	0.2 per 1,000 people	Denmark
1970s	2.52 per 1,000 people	2.37 per 1,000 people	0.15 per 1,000 people	Denmark
1980s	2.84 per 1,000 people	2.34 per 1,000 people	0.5 per 1,000 people	Denmark
1990s	2.51 per 1,000 people	2.42 per 1,000 people	0.09 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2000s	2.74 per 1,000 people	2.32 per 1,000 people	0.42 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2010s	2.77 per 1,000 people	2.53 per 1,000 people	0.24 per 1,000 people	Denmark
2020s	2.33 per 1,000 people	2.3 per 1,000 people	0.0267 per 1,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 2.1 per 1,000 people against 2.08 per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for divorce rate?: Denmark ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.