Divorces per 1000 people in Israel
Israel: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Israel, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1.72 for divorces per 1000 people 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, divorces per 1000 people in Israel peaked at 1.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8, 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.
Divorces per 1000 people in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8 | — |
| 1985 | 1.2 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | +4.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +50.0% | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.24 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.51 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Israel?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Israel was 1.72 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Israel ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is divorces per 1000 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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