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
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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

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.