Israel vs Spain: Divorce rate
Israel
1.72 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Spain
1.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Israel rank
22nd
Spain rank
23rd
Divorce rate over time
- Israel
- Spain
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.72 per 1,000 people against 1.7 per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd of 43 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.24 per 1,000 people | 0.54 per 1,000 people | 0.7 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 0.78 per 1,000 people | 0.73 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 0.0395 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.74 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 0.36 per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.69 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 0.015 per 1,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Israel or Spain?
- Israel, at 1.72 per 1,000 people against 1.7 per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Israel and Spain?
- 0.02 per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Israel and Spain rank globally for divorce rate?
- Israel ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd 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.