France vs Iceland: Divorce rate
France
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2016
Iceland
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2020
France rank
11th
Iceland rank
11th
Divorce rate over time
- France
- Iceland
How they compare
France currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.
France ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 11th of 43 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 1.84 per 1,000 people | 0.18 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2000s | 2.09 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | France |
| 2010s | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, France or Iceland?
- France, at 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between France and Iceland?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do France and Iceland rank globally for divorce rate?
- France ranks 11th and Iceland 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.