Greece vs South Korea: Divorce rate
Greece
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2017
South Korea
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
17th
South Korea rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Greece
- South Korea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in South Korea, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
Greece ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 17th of 43 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.44 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 0.01 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.75 per 1,000 people | 0.83 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.76 per 1,000 people | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 0.87 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | 0.9 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Greece or South Korea?
- Greece, at 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in South Korea as of 2017.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Greece and South Korea?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for divorce rate?
- Greece ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 17th 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.