Denmark vs Israel: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Denmark
5.34 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Israel
5.46 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Denmark rank
10th
Israel rank
8th
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Denmark
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 5.46 per 1,000 people against 5.34 per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.
Denmark ranks 10th and Israel ranks 8th of 44 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 8.9 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 6.02 per 1,000 people | 6.98 per 1,000 people | 0.96 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 6.43 per 1,000 people | 6.56 per 1,000 people | 0.13 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 6.73 per 1,000 people | 6.29 per 1,000 people | 0.44 per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.24 per 1,000 people | 6.12 per 1,000 people | 0.88 per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 4.88 per 1,000 people | 0.0816 per 1,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Denmark or Israel?
- Israel, at 5.46 per 1,000 people against 5.34 per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2021.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Denmark and Israel?
- 0.12 per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Israel?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Israel rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Denmark ranks 10th and Israel ranks 8th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.