What is the difference in divorce rate between Germany and Japan?

0.11 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?

61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Germany vs Japan: Divorce rate

Germany

1.63 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Japan

1.52 per 1,000 people

in 2022

Germany rank

26th

Japan rank

29th

Divorce rate over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.63 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.11 per 1,000 people.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 43 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.12 per 1,000 people	0.7875 per 1,000 people	0.3375 per 1,000 people	Germany
1970s	1.56 per 1,000 people	1.06 per 1,000 people	0.5 per 1,000 people	Germany
1980s	2.18 per 1,000 people	1.36 per 1,000 people	0.82 per 1,000 people	Germany
1990s	2.03 per 1,000 people	1.63 per 1,000 people	0.4 per 1,000 people	Germany
2000s	2.41 per 1,000 people	2.12 per 1,000 people	0.289 per 1,000 people	Germany
2010s	2.05 per 1,000 people	1.79 per 1,000 people	0.255 per 1,000 people	Germany
2020s	1.68 per 1,000 people	1.52 per 1,000 people	0.1567 per 1,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 1.63 per 1,000 people against 1.52 per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Germany and Japan?: 0.11 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for divorce rate?: Germany ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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