Divorces per 1000 people in Belgium
Belgium: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Belgium, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in Belgium is 1.7, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Belgium peaked at 3.5 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1960.
Belgium ranks 23rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.9 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.5 | +59.1% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 3 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 3 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7 | -10.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +59.1% | 2.2 | 3.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 | 2 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 2 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Belgium?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Belgium was 1.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 1995.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1960.
- How does Belgium rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Belgium ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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