Italy vs Mexico: Divorce rate
Italy
1.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
1.28 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
33rd
Mexico rank
36th
Divorce rate over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.
Italy ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th of 43 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.1 per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5375 per 1,000 people | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 0.0875 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.81 per 1,000 people | 0.6629 per 1,000 people | 0.1471 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 0.9992 per 1,000 people | 0.1908 per 1,000 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 0.2533 per 1,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Italy or Mexico?
- Italy, at 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.28 per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Italy and Mexico?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for divorce rate?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 36th 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.