Italy vs Norway: Divorce rate
Italy
1.4 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Norway
1.5 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
33rd
Norway rank
30th
Divorce rate over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.5 per 1,000 people against 1.4 per 1,000 people in Italy, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th of 43 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2778 per 1,000 people | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 1.57 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.53 per 1,000 people | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.81 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 0.78 per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | 0.3467 per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.5 per 1,000 people against 1.4 per 1,000 people in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Italy and Norway?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for divorce rate?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th 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.