Iceland vs Luxembourg: Divorce rate

Iceland
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Luxembourg
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
11th
Luxembourg rank
11th

Divorce rate over time

  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 11th and Luxembourg ranks 11th of 43 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 0.94 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people 0.45 per 1,000 people Iceland
1970s 1.63 per 1,000 people 0.91 per 1,000 people 0.72 per 1,000 people Iceland
1980s 1.97 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 0.17 per 1,000 people Iceland
1990s 1.9 per 1,000 people 2.04 per 1,000 people 0.14 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2000s 1.79 per 1,000 people 2.28 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2010s 1.7 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 people Luxembourg
2020s 1.9 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Iceland or Luxembourg?
Iceland, at 1.9 per 1,000 people against 1.9 per 1,000 people in Luxembourg as of 2020.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Iceland and Luxembourg?
0 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Luxembourg?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Luxembourg rank globally for divorce rate?
Iceland ranks 11th and Luxembourg ranks 11th 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.