Divorces per 1000 people in Estonia
Estonia: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Divorces per 1000 people in Estonia, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in Estonia is 1.9, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Estonia peaked at 5.2 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2020.
That places Estonia 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1 | — |
| 1961 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 2.5 | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 3.2 | +39.1% |
| 1967 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.6 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 3.9 | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 4.1 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 4.2 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3 | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 3.9 | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.2 | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 4 | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2 | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +39.1% | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| 1995 | +36.8% | 3.8 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.98 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.87 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Estonia?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Estonia was 1.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 1995.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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