South Korea vs Portugal: Divorce rate
South Korea
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
1.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
South Korea rank
17th
Portugal rank
17th
Divorce rate over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th of 43 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.45 per 1,000 people | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.83 per 1,000 people | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 0.34 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2000s | 2.71 per 1,000 people | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 0.44 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.21 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 0.03 per 1,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 0.2333 per 1,000 people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, South Korea or Portugal?
- South Korea, at 1.8 per 1,000 people against 1.8 per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between South Korea and Portugal?
- 0 per 1,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for divorce rate?
- South Korea ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th 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.