Divorce rate in Chile

Chile: Divorce rate was 3.63 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.63 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 62.1%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.63 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
2.24 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
9
2013–2021

Divorce rate in Chile, 2013–2021

012342013201720212013: 3.6 per 1,000 people2014: 3.3 per 1,000 people2015: 3.3 per 1,000 people2016: 3.1 per 1,000 people2017: 3.2 per 1,000 people2018: 3.3 per 1,000 people2019: 3.2 per 1,000 people2020: 2.2 per 1,000 people2021: 3.6 per 1,000 people

Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, divorce rate in Chile stood at 3.63 per 1,000 people. 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, divorce rate in Chile peaked at 3.63 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.24 per 1,000 people, in 2020.

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

Divorce rate in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Divorce rate in Chile, 2013 to 2021.
Year per 1,000 people Change
2013 3.62 per 1,000 people —
2014 3.3 per 1,000 people -8.8%
2015 3.31 per 1,000 people +0.2%
2016 3.07 per 1,000 people -7.1%
2017 3.15 per 1,000 people +2.7%
2018 3.32 per 1,000 people +5.2%
2019 3.22 per 1,000 people -2.8%
2020 2.24 per 1,000 people -30.5%
2021 3.63 per 1,000 people +62.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 3.63 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 per 1,000 people, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.28 per 1,000 people 3.07 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 2.94 per 1,000 people 2.24 per 1,000 people 3.63 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Latvia 2.9 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 2.8 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 2.6 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 2.6 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Chile?
Divorce rate in Chile was 3.63 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 3.63 per 1,000 people in 2021.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Chile rank for divorce rate?
Chile ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
Is divorce rate 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 OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Divorce rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Divorce rate
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by 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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Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.