Finland vs France: Divorce rate
Finland
2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
France
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2016
Finland rank
10th
France rank
11th
Divorce rate over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in France, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 10th and France ranks 11th of 43 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 per 1,000 people | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 0.47 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.5286 per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 2 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Finland and France?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for divorce rate?
- Finland ranks 10th and France ranks 11th 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.