France vs Luxembourg: Divorce rate

France
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2016
Luxembourg
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
France rank
11th
Luxembourg rank
11th

Divorce rate over time

  • France
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.

France ranks 11th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 43 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 2.02 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 0.18 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2000s 2.09 per 1,000 people 2.28 per 1,000 people 0.19 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2010s 1.96 per 1,000 people 2.23 per 1,000 people 0.2714 per 1,000 people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, France or Luxembourg?
France, at 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2016.
What is the difference in divorce rate between France and Luxembourg?
0 per 1,000 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for divorce rate?
France ranks 11th and Luxembourg 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

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.