Italy vs Netherlands: Divorce rate
Italy
1.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
1.3 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th
Divorce rate over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.3 per 1,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 43 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2778 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 2.07 per 1,000 people | 1.74 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.53 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.81 per 1,000 people | 2.02 per 1,000 people | 1.21 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 0.77 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 1.4 per 1,000 people against 1.3 per 1,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for divorce rate?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th 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.