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
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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

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.