Divorces per 1000 people by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
3.63
Chile
Lowest
0.55
Colombia
Median
1.72
Years covered
63
1960–2022
Data points
2,139
What the numbers show
Divorces per 1000 people is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 3.63 in Chile; the lowest is 0.55 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.72, and the mean is 1.75.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 46.3%).
Divorces per 1000 people: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 3.63 | 2021 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 2 | Latvia | 2.9 | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 2.8 | 2021 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 4 | Lithuania | 2.6 | 2022 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 2.6 | 2019 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 2.5 | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 7 | Turkey | 2.1 | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 2.1 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 2.08 | 2022 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 2 | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 1.9 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 1.9 | 2022 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.9 | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 11 | France | 1.9 | 2016 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 1.9 | 2022 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 1.89 | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 1.8 | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 1.8 | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.8 | 2022 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 1.8 | 2022 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 1.8 | 2022 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Israel | 1.72 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 1.7 | 2022 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 1.7 | 2020 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.7 | 2022 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 1.63 | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 1.6 | 2022 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 1.54 | 2022 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 1.52 | 2022 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 1.5 | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1.5 | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 1.48 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 1.4 | 2022 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 1.4 | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 1.3 | 2022 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 1.28 | 2022 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 1.2 | 2022 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 1.2 | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 1.1 | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 40 | Slovenia | 1 | 2022 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 0.9 | 2022 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 0.7 | 2017 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 0.55 | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |