Divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia

Slovakia: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2.4
in 2006
All-time low
0.5
in 1963
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia, 1960–2022

0.511.522.5196019912022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia stood at 1.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia peaked at 2.4 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1963.

Slovakia ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia, 1960 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1960 0.6 —
1961 0.6 +0.0%
1962 0.6 +0.0%
1963 0.5 -16.7%
1964 0.5 +0.0%
1965 0.6 +20.0%
1966 0.6 +0.0%
1967 0.6 +0.0%
1968 0.7 +16.7%
1969 0.7 +0.0%
1970 0.8 +14.3%
1971 1 +25.0%
1972 0.9 -10.0%
1973 0.9 +0.0%
1974 1.2 +33.3%
1975 1.3 +8.3%
1976 1.3 +0.0%
1977 1.2 -7.7%
1978 1.3 +8.3%
1979 1.2 -7.7%
1980 1.3 +8.3%
1981 1.4 +7.7%
1982 1.3 -7.1%
1983 1.4 +7.7%
1984 1.3 -7.1%
1985 1.5 +15.4%
1986 1.6 +6.7%
1987 1.6 +0.0%
1988 1.6 +0.0%
1989 1.6 +0.0%
1990 1.7 +6.2%
1991 1.5 -11.8%
1992 1.5 +0.0%
1993 1.5 +0.0%
1994 1.6 +6.7%
1995 1.7 +6.2%
1996 1.7 +0.0%
1997 1.7 +0.0%
1998 1.7 +0.0%
1999 1.8 +5.9%
2000 1.7 -5.6%
2001 1.8 +5.9%
2002 2 +11.1%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2.2 +10.0%
2006 2.4 +9.1%
2007 2.3 -4.2%
2008 2.4 +4.3%
2009 2.4 +0.0%
2010 2.2 -8.3%
2011 2.1 -4.5%
2012 2 -4.8%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 1.9 -5.0%
2015 1.8 -5.3%
2016 1.7 -5.6%
2017 1.8 +5.9%
2018 1.8 +0.0%
2019 1.7 -5.6%
2020 1.5 -11.8%
2021 1.5 +0.0%
2022 1.5 +0.0%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 1.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 1.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6 0.5 0.7 10
1970s 1.11 0.8 1.3 10
1980s 1.46 1.3 1.6 10
1990s 1.64 1.5 1.8 10
2000s 2.12 1.7 2.4 10
2010s 1.9 1.7 2.2 10
2020s 1.5 1.5 1.5 3

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 27 Poland 1.6 compare
  2. 28 Austria 1.54 compare
  3. 29 Japan 1.52 compare
  4. 30 Norway 1.5 compare
  5. 32 New Zealand 1.48 compare
  6. 33 Bulgaria 1.4 compare
  7. 33 Italy 1.4 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia?
Divorces per 1000 people in Slovakia was 1.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2006.
What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1963.
How does Slovakia rank for divorces per 1000 people?
Slovakia ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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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Indicator
Divorces per 1000 people
Source
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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