Divorce rate in Colombia
Colombia: Divorce rate was 0.55 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorce rate in Colombia, 2011–2022
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, divorce rate in Colombia stood at 0.55 per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorce rate in Colombia peaked at 0.55 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 per 1,000 people, in 2011.
That places Colombia 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Divorce rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.2008 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.3901 per 1,000 people | +94.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3741 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3775 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4185 per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4772 per 1,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4679 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4827 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4819 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3756 per 1,000 people | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5105 per 1,000 people | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 0.55 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4079 per 1,000 people | 0.2008 per 1,000 people | 0.4827 per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4787 per 1,000 people | 0.3756 per 1,000 people | 0.55 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorce rate in Colombia?
- Divorce rate in Colombia was 0.55 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 per 1,000 people in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for divorce rate?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorce rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.