Hungary vs Switzerland: Divorce rate
Hungary
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Hungary rank
17th
Switzerland rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- Hungary
- Switzerland
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 per 1,000 people | 0.86 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 1.06 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 2.64 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.84 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 0.05 per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 0.08 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 0.1667 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Hungary or Switzerland?
- Hungary, at 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Hungary and Switzerland?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and Switzerland rank globally for divorce rate?
- Hungary ranks 17th and Switzerland 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.