Divorces per 1000 people in Denmark
Denmark: Divorces per 1000 people was 2.08 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Denmark, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.08 for divorces per 1000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Denmark peaked at 3.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 1961.
Denmark ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5 | — |
| 1961 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 2.7 | +42.1% |
| 1972 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9 | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.08 | -5.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +50.0% | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| 1971 | +42.1% | 1.9 | 2.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.47 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.52 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 2.7 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.08 | 2.7 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Denmark?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Denmark was 2.08 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1961.
- How does Denmark rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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