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Divorce rate in Cyprus

Cyprus: Divorce rate was 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.6 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
4th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.2 per 1,000 people
in 1964
Years of data
56
1964–2019

Divorce rate in Cyprus, 1964–2019

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 2.6 per 1,000 people for divorce rate 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, divorce rate in Cyprus peaked at 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2 per 1,000 people, 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.

Divorce rate in Cyprus, year by year

Year per 1,000 people Change
1964 0.2 per 1,000 people —
1965 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1966 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1967 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1968 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1969 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1970 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1971 0.3 per 1,000 people +50.0%
1972 0.2 per 1,000 people -33.3%
1973 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1974 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1975 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1976 0.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1977 0.3 per 1,000 people +50.0%
1978 0.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1979 0.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1980 0.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1981 0.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1982 0.4 per 1,000 people +33.3%
1983 0.5 per 1,000 people +25.0%
1984 0.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1985 0.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1986 0.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1987 0.6 per 1,000 people +20.0%
1988 0.6 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1989 0.6 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1990 0.6 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1991 0.5 per 1,000 people -16.7%
1992 0.7 per 1,000 people +40.0%
1993 0.8 per 1,000 people +14.3%
1994 0.9 per 1,000 people +12.5%
1995 1.2 per 1,000 people +33.3%
1996 1.1 per 1,000 people -8.3%
1997 1.3 per 1,000 people +18.2%
1998 1.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1999 1.7 per 1,000 people +30.8%
2000 1.7 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2001 1.7 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2002 1.9 per 1,000 people +11.8%
2003 2 per 1,000 people +5.3%
2004 2.2 per 1,000 people +10.0%
2005 2 per 1,000 people -9.1%
2006 2.3 per 1,000 people +15.0%
2007 2.1 per 1,000 people -8.7%
2008 2.1 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2009 2.2 per 1,000 people +4.8%
2010 2.3 per 1,000 people +4.5%
2011 2.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2012 2.4 per 1,000 people +4.3%
2013 2.2 per 1,000 people -8.3%
2014 2.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2015 2.1 per 1,000 people -4.5%
2016 2.3 per 1,000 people +9.5%
2017 2.2 per 1,000 people -4.3%
2018 2.4 per 1,000 people +9.1%
2019 2.6 per 1,000 people +8.3%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 2.6 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 per 1,000 people, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 2.6 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8 per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Divorce rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +50.0% 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people
1977 +50.0% 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people
1992 +40.0% 0.5 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people 6
1970s 0.24 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 0.48 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 1.01 per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 2.02 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 2.3 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 1 Chile 3.63 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 2 Latvia 2.9 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 3 Costa Rica 2.8 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 4 Lithuania 2.6 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 6 United States 2.5 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 7 Sweden 2.1 per 1,000 people compare
  7. 7 Turkey 2.1 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Cyprus?
Divorce rate in Cyprus was 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2019, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 per 1,000 people in 1964.
How does Cyprus rank for divorce rate?
Cyprus ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
Is divorce rate 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 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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About this data

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.