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
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
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.