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Divorce rate in Mexico

Mexico: Divorce rate was 1.28 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.28 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
36th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.3 per 1,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.4 per 1,000 people
in 1985
Years of data
33
1970–2022

Divorce rate in Mexico, 1970–2022

0.40.60.811.21.41970199620221970: 0.6 per 1,000 people1985: 0.4 per 1,000 people1992: 0.6 per 1,000 people1993: 0.4 per 1,000 people1994: 0.4 per 1,000 people1995: 0.4 per 1,000 people1996: 0.4 per 1,000 people1997: 0.4 per 1,000 people1998: 0.5 per 1,000 people1999: 0.5 per 1,000 people2000: 0.5 per 1,000 people2001: 0.58 per 1,000 people2002: 0.6 per 1,000 people2003: 0.63 per 1,000 people2004: 0.66 per 1,000 people2005: 0.687 per 1,000 people2006: 0.69 per 1,000 people2007: 0.73 per 1,000 people2008: 0.767 per 1,000 people2009: 0.784 per 1,000 people2010: 0.753 per 1,000 people2011: 0.789 per 1,000 people2012: 0.85 per 1,000 people2013: 0.9 per 1,000 people2014: 0.9 per 1,000 people2015: 1 per 1,000 people2016: 1.1 per 1,000 people2017: 1.2 per 1,000 people2018: 1.2 per 1,000 people2019: 1.3 per 1,000 people2020: 0.7 per 1,000 people2021: 1.2 per 1,000 people2022: 1.3 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

Mexico recorded 1.28 per 1,000 people for divorce rate in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divorce rate in Mexico peaked at 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4 per 1,000 people, in 1985.

Mexico ranks 36th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Divorce rate in Mexico, year by year

Year per 1,000 people Change
1970 0.6 per 1,000 people —
1985 0.4 per 1,000 people -33.3%
1992 0.6 per 1,000 people +50.0%
1993 0.4 per 1,000 people -33.3%
1994 0.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1995 0.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1996 0.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1997 0.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1998 0.5 per 1,000 people +25.0%
1999 0.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2000 0.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2001 0.58 per 1,000 people +16.0%
2002 0.6 per 1,000 people +3.4%
2003 0.63 per 1,000 people +5.0%
2004 0.66 per 1,000 people +4.8%
2005 0.6872 per 1,000 people +4.1%
2006 0.6903 per 1,000 people +0.5%
2007 0.7303 per 1,000 people +5.8%
2008 0.7672 per 1,000 people +5.1%
2009 0.7838 per 1,000 people +2.2%
2010 0.7531 per 1,000 people -3.9%
2011 0.7891 per 1,000 people +4.8%
2012 0.8501 per 1,000 people +7.7%
2013 0.9 per 1,000 people +5.9%
2014 0.9 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2015 1 per 1,000 people +11.1%
2016 1.1 per 1,000 people +10.0%
2017 1.2 per 1,000 people +9.1%
2018 1.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2019 1.3 per 1,000 people +8.3%
2020 0.7 per 1,000 people -46.2%
2021 1.16 per 1,000 people +65.7%
2022 1.28 per 1,000 people +10.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Divorce rate in Mexico 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +65.7% 0.7 per 1,000 people 1.16 per 1,000 people
2020 -46.2% 1.3 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people
1992 +50.0% 0.4 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people 1
1980s 0.4 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people 1
1990s 0.45 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people 8
2000s 0.6629 per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 people 0.7838 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 0.9992 per 1,000 people 0.7531 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 1.05 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 33 Bulgaria 1.4 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 33 Italy 1.4 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 35 Netherlands 1.3 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 37 Croatia 1.2 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 37 Romania 1.2 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 39 Canada 1.1 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Mexico?
Divorce rate in Mexico was 1.28 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 people in 2019.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 per 1,000 people in 1985.
How does Mexico rank for divorce rate?
Mexico ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
Is divorce rate rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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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.