Divorce rate in Turkey
Turkey: Divorce rate was 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorce rate in Turkey, 2003–2022
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorce rate in Turkey is 2.1 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorce rate in Turkey peaked at 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000 people, in 2003.
Turkey ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Divorce rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +62.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9 per 1,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 1.62 per 1,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | +29.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey'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 Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +62.5% | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 0.8 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorce rate in Turkey?
- Divorce rate in Turkey 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- How does Turkey rank for divorce rate?
- Turkey ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorce rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.