Divorces per 1000 people in Chile

Chile: Divorces per 1000 people was 3.63 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.63
Change on year
up 62.1%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.63
in 2021
All-time low
2.24
in 2020
Years of data
9
2013–2021

Divorces per 1000 people in Chile, 2013–2021

012342013201720212013: 3.62014: 3.32015: 3.32016: 3.12017: 3.22018: 3.32019: 3.22020: 2.22021: 3.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, divorces per 1000 people in Chile stood at 3.63. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 62.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Chile peaked at 3.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.24, in 2020.

Chile ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Divorces per 1000 people in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Divorces per 1000 people in Chile, 2013 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2013 3.62 —
2014 3.3 -8.8%
2015 3.31 +0.2%
2016 3.07 -7.1%
2017 3.15 +2.7%
2018 3.32 +5.2%
2019 3.22 -2.8%
2020 2.24 -30.5%
2021 3.63 +62.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 3.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.28 3.07 3.62 7
2020s 2.94 2.24 3.63 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Latvia 2.9 compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 2.8 compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 2.6 compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 2.6 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorces per 1000 people in Chile?
Divorces per 1000 people in Chile was 3.63 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 2021.
What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 in 2020.
How does Chile rank for divorces per 1000 people?
Chile ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
Divorces per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2022
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