Divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus
Cyprus: Divorces per 1000 people was 2.6 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus, 1964–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.6 for divorces per 1000 people in 2019. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus peaked at 2.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1964.
Cyprus ranks 4th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.2 | — |
| 1965 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7 | +30.8% |
| 2000 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +50.0% | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1977 | +50.0% | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | +40.0% | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.24 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.48 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Cyprus was 2.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1964.
- How does Cyprus rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Cyprus ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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