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Crude divorce rate in Ireland

Crude divorce rate in Ireland was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2016. That is the 25th highest of 26 EU countries in 2017.

2017, per 1,000 inhabitants0.7
Change on 20160 pts
Rank25th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high0.92006
Series low01997

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Crude divorce rate in Ireland, 1997 to 2017

00.20.40.60.8119972000200320062009201220171997: 0 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants00.250.50.75119972004201120171997: 0 per 1,000 inhabitants1998: 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants1999: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2000: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2001: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2002: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2003: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2004: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2005: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2006: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants2007: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2008: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants2009: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2010: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2011: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2012: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2013: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2014: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants2015: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2016: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants2017: 0.7 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 21 values
Periodper 1,000 inhabitants
20170.7
20160.7
20150.7
20140.6
20130.6
20120.6
20110.6
20100.7
20090.7
20080.8
20070.8
20060.9
20050.8
20040.8
20030.7
20020.7
20010.7
20000.7
19990.6
19980.4
19970

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2017
Ireland0.7
European Union (27)1.9

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2
  • 2 to 2.4
  • 2.4 and over
  • No data
Crude divorce rate, 2017, per 1,000 inhabitants. Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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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, Ireland, 1997 to 2017) [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, Ireland, 1997 to 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/divorce-rate/ireland. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Crude divorce rate, Ireland, 1997 to 2017. 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/ireland.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind), Crude divorce rate, Ireland, 1997 to 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/divorce-rate/ireland (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the crude divorce rate in Ireland?

Crude divorce rate in Ireland was 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2016. That is the 25th highest of 26 EU countries in 2017.

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 Ireland?

0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2006, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

Crude divorce rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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