Divorce rate in Turkey

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

Latest (2022)
2.1 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 29.6%
World rank
7th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2.1 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.8 per 1,000 people
in 2003
Years of data
19
2003–2022

Divorce rate in Turkey, 2003–2022

00.511.522003201220222003: 0.8 per 1,000 people2004: 1.3 per 1,000 people2005: 1.4 per 1,000 people2006: 1.3 per 1,000 people2007: 1.3 per 1,000 people2008: 1.4 per 1,000 people2009: 1.6 per 1,000 people2010: 1.6 per 1,000 people2011: 1.6 per 1,000 people2012: 1.6 per 1,000 people2013: 1.6 per 1,000 people2014: 1.7 per 1,000 people2015: 1.7 per 1,000 people2016: 1.6 per 1,000 people2017: 1.6 per 1,000 people2018: 1.7 per 1,000 people2019: 1.9 per 1,000 people2020: 1.6 per 1,000 people2022: 2.1 per 1,000 people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  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 Sweden 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 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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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.