Divorce rate in Greece
Greece: Divorce rate was 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Divorce rate in Greece, 1960–2017
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.8 per 1,000 people for divorce rate in 2017. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorce rate in Greece peaked at 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 1,000 people, in 1960.
Greece ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.38 per 1,000 people | 0.3 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.44 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.75 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 0.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.76 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 1.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 1 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 16 Australia 1.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Hungary 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Portugal 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 South Korea 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Switzerland 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1042 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7668 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.16 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.73 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.73 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorce rate in Greece?
- Divorce rate in Greece was 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2017, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 per 1,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for divorce rate?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2017.
- Is divorce rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.