Divorces per 1000 people in Greece
Greece: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.8 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.8
Change on year
up 80.0%
World rank
17th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2017
All-time low
0.3
in 1960
Years of data
58
1960–2017
Divorces per 1000 people in Greece, 1960–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.8 for divorces per 1000 people 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, divorces per 1000 people in Greece peaked at 1.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3, 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.
Divorces per 1000 people in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3 | — |
| 1961 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +80.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.38 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.44 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.75 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.76 | 0.6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 | 1 | 1.8 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 16 Australia 1.89 compare
- 17 Hungary 1.8 compare
- 17 Portugal 1.8 compare
- 17 South Korea 1.8 compare
- 17 Switzerland 1.8 compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Greece?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Greece was 1.8 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2017.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2017.
- Is divorces per 1000 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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