Denmark vs Turkey: Divorce rate
Denmark
2.08 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
2.1 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
9th
Turkey rank
7th
Divorce rate over time
- Denmark
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey 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 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 7th of 43 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.74 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.77 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.39 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 0.53 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Denmark or Turkey?
- Turkey, 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 Turkey?
- 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Turkey?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Turkey rank globally for divorce rate?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Turkey 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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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.