Divorces per 1000 people in Turkey

Turkey: Divorces per 1000 people was 2.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.1
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
7th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 2022
All-time low
0.8
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Divorces per 1000 people in Turkey, 2003–2022

00.511.522003201220222003: 0.82004: 1.32005: 1.42006: 1.32007: 1.32008: 1.42009: 1.62010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.62013: 1.62014: 1.72015: 1.72016: 1.62017: 1.62018: 1.72019: 1.92020: 1.62022: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in Turkey is 2.1, 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, divorces per 1000 people in Turkey peaked at 2.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8, 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.

Divorces per 1000 people in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Divorces per 1000 people in Turkey, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 0.8 —
2004 1.3 +62.5%
2005 1.4 +7.7%
2006 1.3 -7.1%
2007 1.3 +0.0%
2008 1.4 +7.7%
2009 1.6 +14.3%
2010 1.6 +0.0%
2011 1.6 +0.0%
2012 1.6 +0.0%
2013 1.6 +0.0%
2014 1.7 +6.2%
2015 1.7 +0.0%
2016 1.6 -5.9%
2017 1.6 +0.0%
2018 1.7 +6.2%
2019 1.9 +11.8%
2020 1.62 -14.7%
2022 2.1 +29.6%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey'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 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +62.5% 0.8 1.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3 0.8 1.6 7
2010s 1.66 1.6 1.9 10
2020s 1.86 1.62 2.1 2

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 4 Cyprus 2.6 compare
  2. 4 Lithuania 2.6 compare
  3. 6 United States 2.5 compare
  4. 7 Sweden 2.1 compare
  5. 9 Denmark 2.08 compare
  6. 10 Finland 2 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorces per 1000 people in Turkey?
Divorces per 1000 people in Turkey was 2.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2022.
What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2003.
How does Turkey rank for divorces per 1000 people?
Turkey ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
Is divorces per 1000 people 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 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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