Divorce rate in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Divorce rate was 1.9 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorce rate in Luxembourg, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1.9 per 1,000 people for divorce rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorce rate in Luxembourg peaked at 3.1 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000 people, in 1961.
Luxembourg ranks 11th of 43 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.49 per 1,000 people | 0.4 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.91 per 1,000 people | 0.6 per 1,000 people | 1.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 1.4 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 per 1,000 people | 1.7 per 1,000 people | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2 per 1,000 people | 3.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 3 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 3.58 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0572 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.9 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is divorce rate in Luxembourg?
- Divorce rate in Luxembourg was 1.9 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 per 1,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 people in 1961.
- How does Luxembourg rank for divorce rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 11th out of 43 regions with data for 2022.
- Is divorce rate rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.