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Crude divorce rate in European Union (27)

Crude divorce rate in the European Union (27) was 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023.

2024, per 1,000 inhabitants1.6
Change on 20230 pts
Series high2.12006
Series low0.81964

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Crude divorce rate in European Union (27), 1964 to 2024

0.511.522.519641974198319922001201020241964: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1965: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1966: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1968: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1969: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1970: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants1971: 1 per 1,000 inhabitants1972: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1973: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1974: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1975: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1976: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants1977: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1978: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1979: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1980: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants1981: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1982: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1983: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1984: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1985: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1986: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1987: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1988: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1989: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1990: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants0.511.522.519641985200520241964: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1965: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1966: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1968: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1969: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants1970: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants1971: 1 per 1,000 inhabitants1972: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1973: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1974: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1975: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1976: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants1977: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1978: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants1979: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants1980: 1.3 per 1,000 inhabitants1981: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1982: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1983: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1984: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1985: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1986: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1987: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1988: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1989: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1990: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1991: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1992: 1.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1993: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants1994: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1995: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1996: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants1997: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 2 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2018: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2019: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2020: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2021: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2022: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2023: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2024: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-04-09.
All 60 values
Periodper 1,000 inhabitants
20241.6
20231.6
20221.6
20211.7
20201.6
20191.8
20181.8
20171.9
20161.9
20151.9
20141.8
20131.8
20121.9
20111.9
20101.9
20091.9
20082
20072
20062.1
20052
20041.9
20031.8
20021.8
20011.7
20001.7
19991.7
19981.7
19971.7
19961.6
19951.6
19941.6
19931.5
19921.4
19911.5
19901.5
19891.6
19881.6
19871.6
19861.6
19851.6
19841.6
19831.5
19821.5
19811.4
19801.3
19791.2
19781.1
19771.2
19761.3
19751.2
19741.2
19731.1
19721.1
19711
19700.9
19690.8
19680.8
19660.8
19650.8
19640.8

Rankings

Definition

Divorces granted during the year per 1,000 residents (average population of the year). EU countries: divorces registered in the country, as compiled by Eurostat; legal separations and annulments are not divorces.

Divorce became legal late in some countries (Italy 1970, Spain 1981, Ireland 1996, Malta 2011), so their series start then. The rate depends on how many people are married, so it can fall when fewer people marry.

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Eurostat. Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind) (Crude divorce rate, European Union (27), 1964 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table

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Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind), Crude divorce rate, European Union (27), 1964 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/divorce-rate/european-union. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Crude divorce rate, European Union (27), 1964 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/divorce-rate/european-union.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind), Crude divorce rate, European Union (27), 1964 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/divorce-rate/european-union (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the crude divorce rate in European Union (27)?

Crude divorce rate in the European Union (27) was 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest crude divorce rate in European Union (27)?

2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2006, the highest value since 1964 in this series.

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