Divorces per 1000 people in Romania
Romania: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Romania, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in Romania is 1.2, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Romania peaked at 2 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1968.
Romania ranks 37th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2 | — |
| 1961 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 1962 | 2 | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | -31.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2 | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 1.6 | +77.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 1.2 | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 1.5 | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7 | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -84.6% | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 1975 | +77.8% | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 | 0.2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Romania?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Romania was 1.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1960.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1968.
- How does Romania rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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