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Divorce rate in Israel

Israel: Divorce rate was 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.72 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
22nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.9 per 1,000 people
in 2006
All-time low
0.8 per 1,000 people
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2021

Divorce rate in Israel, 1970–2021

00.511.521970199520211970: 0.8 per 1,000 people1985: 1.2 per 1,000 people1986: 1.2 per 1,000 people1987: 1.2 per 1,000 people1988: 1.3 per 1,000 people1989: 1.3 per 1,000 people1990: 1.4 per 1,000 people1991: 1.3 per 1,000 people1992: 1.4 per 1,000 people1993: 1.4 per 1,000 people1994: 1.5 per 1,000 people1995: 1.6 per 1,000 people1996: 1.5 per 1,000 people1997: 1.6 per 1,000 people1998: 1.7 per 1,000 people1999: 1.7 per 1,000 people2000: 1.8 per 1,000 people2001: 1.8 per 1,000 people2002: 1.7 per 1,000 people2003: 1.7 per 1,000 people2004: 1.6 per 1,000 people2005: 1.6 per 1,000 people2006: 1.9 per 1,000 people2007: 1.8 per 1,000 people2008: 1.8 per 1,000 people2009: 1.8 per 1,000 people2010: 1.7 per 1,000 people2011: 1.7 per 1,000 people2012: 1.7 per 1,000 people2013: 1.8 per 1,000 people2014: 1.8 per 1,000 people2015: 1.7 per 1,000 people2016: 1.7 per 1,000 people2017: 1.7 per 1,000 people2018: 1.8 per 1,000 people2019: 1.8 per 1,000 people2020: 1.6 per 1,000 people2021: 1.7 per 1,000 people

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 1.72 per 1,000 people for divorce rate in 2021.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divorce rate in Israel peaked at 1.9 per 1,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000 people, in 1970.

That places Israel 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 1.24 per 1,000 people 1.2 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people 5
1990s 1.51 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 1.75 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 1.74 per 1,000 people 1.7 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 1.69 per 1,000 people 1.65 per 1,000 people 1.72 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 23 Belgium 1.7 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 23 Spain 1.7 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 23 United Kingdom 1.7 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Israel?
Divorce rate in Israel was 1.72 per 1,000 people in 2021, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.9 per 1,000 people in 2006.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 people in 1970.
How does Israel rank for divorce rate?
Israel ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
Is divorce rate rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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.