Finland vs Sweden: Divorce rate
Finland
2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Sweden
2.1 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
10th
Sweden rank
7th
Divorce rate over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.1 per 1,000 people against 2 per 1,000 people in Finland, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 0.25 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.92 per 1,000 people | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 0.22 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 2.42 per 1,000 people | 0.22 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.56 per 1,000 people | 2.32 per 1,000 people | 0.24 per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.46 per 1,000 people | 2.53 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.1 per 1,000 people against 2 per 1,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for divorce rate?
- Finland ranks 10th and Sweden 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.