Divorces per 1000 people in Sweden
Sweden: Divorces per 1000 people was 2.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Sweden, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, divorces per 1000 people in Sweden stood at 2.1.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Sweden peaked at 3.3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1963.
Sweden ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2 | — |
| 1961 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.9 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.3 | +65.0% |
| 1975 | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 2.6 | -16.1% |
| 1977 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.5 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1 | -8.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +65.0% | 2 | 3.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.37 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Sweden?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Sweden was 2.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 1974.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1963.
- How does Sweden rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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