Divorces per 1000 people in Canada
Canada: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Divorces per 1000 people in Canada, 1970–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, divorces per 1000 people in Canada stood at 1.1. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Canada peaked at 3.6 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2020.
That places Canada 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4 | — |
| 1980 | 2.5 | +78.6% |
| 1981 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 3 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 3.1 | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.24 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.18 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.21 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.29 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.22 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.11 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.97 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -26.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +78.6% | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | +25.0% | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2020 | -26.7% | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 | 2.07 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Canada?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Canada was 1.1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 1987.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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