Divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland
Switzerland: Divorces per 1000 people was 1.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.8 for divorces per 1000 people in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland peaked at 2.9 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1962.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9 | — |
| 1961 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 2.2 | +46.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -48.3% | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | +46.7% | 1.5 | 2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.86 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 | 2 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Switzerland was 1.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 1999.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1962.
- How does Switzerland rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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