Poland vs Slovakia: Divorce rate
Poland
1.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Slovakia
1.5 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Poland rank
27th
Slovakia rank
30th
Divorce rate over time
- Poland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.6 per 1,000 people against 1.5 per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Slovakia ahead.
Poland ranks 27th and Slovakia ranks 30th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.72 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.12 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 0.02 per 1,000 people | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.27 per 1,000 people | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 0.19 per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 0.97 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 0.67 per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.51 per 1,000 people | 2.12 per 1,000 people | 0.61 per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 1.57 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 0.0667 per 1,000 people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Poland or Slovakia?
- Poland, at 1.6 per 1,000 people against 1.5 per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Poland and Slovakia?
- 0.1 per 1,000 people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for divorce rate?
- Poland ranks 27th and Slovakia 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.