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Divorce rate in Sweden

Sweden: Divorce rate was 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.1 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
7th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.3 per 1,000 people
in 1974
All-time low
1.1 per 1,000 people
in 1963
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Divorce rate in Sweden, 1960–2022

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Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2022, divorce rate in Sweden stood at 2.1 per 1,000 people.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, divorce rate in Sweden peaked at 3.3 per 1,000 people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 1,000 people, 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.

Divorce rate in Sweden, year by year

Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 1.2 per 1,000 people —
1961 1.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1962 1.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1963 1.1 per 1,000 people -8.3%
1964 1.2 per 1,000 people +9.1%
1965 1.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1966 1.3 per 1,000 people +8.3%
1967 1.4 per 1,000 people +7.7%
1968 1.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1969 1.5 per 1,000 people +7.1%
1970 1.6 per 1,000 people +6.7%
1971 1.7 per 1,000 people +6.2%
1972 1.9 per 1,000 people +11.8%
1973 2 per 1,000 people +5.3%
1974 3.3 per 1,000 people +65.0%
1975 3.1 per 1,000 people -6.1%
1976 2.6 per 1,000 people -16.1%
1977 2.5 per 1,000 people -3.8%
1978 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1979 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1980 2.4 per 1,000 people -4.0%
1981 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1982 2.5 per 1,000 people +4.2%
1983 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1984 2.4 per 1,000 people -4.0%
1985 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1986 2.3 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1987 2.2 per 1,000 people -4.3%
1988 2.1 per 1,000 people -4.5%
1989 2.2 per 1,000 people +4.8%
1990 2.3 per 1,000 people +4.5%
1991 2.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1992 2.5 per 1,000 people +8.7%
1993 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1994 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1995 2.6 per 1,000 people +4.0%
1996 2.4 per 1,000 people -7.7%
1997 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
1998 2.3 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1999 2.4 per 1,000 people +4.3%
2000 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2001 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2002 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2003 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2004 2.2 per 1,000 people -8.3%
2005 2.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2006 2.2 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2007 2.3 per 1,000 people +4.5%
2008 2.3 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2009 2.4 per 1,000 people +4.3%
2010 2.5 per 1,000 people +4.2%
2011 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2012 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2013 2.8 per 1,000 people +12.0%
2014 2.7 per 1,000 people -3.6%
2015 2.5 per 1,000 people -7.4%
2016 2.4 per 1,000 people -4.0%
2017 2.4 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2018 2.5 per 1,000 people +4.2%
2019 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2020 2.5 per 1,000 people +0.0%
2021 2.3 per 1,000 people -8.0%
2022 2.1 per 1,000 people -8.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 2.1 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 per 1,000 people, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 2.1 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8 per 1,000 people, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Divorce rate 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +65.0% 2 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.27 per 1,000 people 1.1 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 2.37 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 2.34 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.5 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 2.42 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 2.32 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 2.53 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 2.3 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 2.5 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 4 Cyprus 2.6 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 4 Lithuania 2.6 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 6 United States 2.5 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 7 Turkey 2.1 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 9 Denmark 2.08 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 10 Finland 2 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Sweden?
Divorce rate in Sweden was 2.1 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 3.3 per 1,000 people in 1974.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 people in 1963.
How does Sweden rank for divorce rate?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
Is divorce rate 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 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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About this data

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.