Divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand
New Zealand: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand is 1.48, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand peaked at 2.7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1 | — |
| 1985 | 2.6 | +136.4% |
| 1992 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.61 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.62 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.43 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.28 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.28 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.02 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.03 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.94 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.71 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.65 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.66 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.51 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 1.48 | +19.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 84% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand 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 | +136.4% | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.63 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.43 | 2.02 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.51 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.51 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand?
- Divorces per 1000 people in New Zealand was 1.48 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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