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
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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

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.