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