Germany vs Spain: Divorce rate
Germany
1.63 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Spain
1.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Germany rank
26th
Spain rank
23rd
Divorce rate over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.63 per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 43 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 0.5111 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 0.78 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.41 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 0.7 per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.68 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 0.0233 per 1,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.7 per 1,000 people against 1.63 per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Germany and Spain?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for divorce rate?
- Germany ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.