Ireland vs Malta: Divorce rate

Ireland
0.7 per 1,000 people
in 2017
Malta
0.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Ireland rank
42nd
Malta rank
41st

Divorce rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Malta
00.250.50.751199720092022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.9 per 1,000 people against 0.7 per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 41st of 43 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Ireland or Malta?
Malta, at 0.9 per 1,000 people against 0.7 per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Ireland and Malta?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for divorce rate?
Ireland ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 41st 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.