Estonia vs Finland: Divorce rate

Estonia
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Finland
2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Estonia rank
11th
Finland rank
10th

Divorce rate over time

  • Estonia
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 11th and Finland ranks 10th of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.6 per 1,000 people 1.02 per 1,000 people 1.58 per 1,000 people Estonia
1970s 3.5 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people 1.58 per 1,000 people Estonia
1980s 3.98 per 1,000 people 2.12 per 1,000 people 1.86 per 1,000 people Estonia
1990s 3.89 per 1,000 people 2.64 per 1,000 people 1.25 per 1,000 people Estonia
2000s 2.87 per 1,000 people 2.56 per 1,000 people 0.31 per 1,000 people Estonia
2010s 2.39 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people 0.07 per 1,000 people Finland
2020s 1.9 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Estonia or Finland?
Finland, at 2 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Estonia and Finland?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for divorce rate?
Estonia ranks 11th and Finland ranks 10th 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.