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EU countries by crude divorce rate, 2017

Latvia had the highest crude divorce rate of 26 EU countries in 2017, at 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Malta had the lowest, at 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3.1Latvia
Lowest0.7Malta
Median1.926 EU countries
European Union (27)1.9History

Map of EU countries, 2017

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
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Latvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia3.1Lithuania: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania3Denmark: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark2.6Estonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.5Czechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.4Finland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.2Portugal: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1Belgium: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium2Luxembourg: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2Germany: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany1.9Hungary: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary1.9Netherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands1.9Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria1.8Greece: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1.8Slovakia: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia1.8Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Romania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.6Bulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.5Croatia: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.5Italy: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.5Slovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.2Ireland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland0.7Malta: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta0.7Latvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia3.1Lithuania: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania3Denmark: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark2.6Estonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.5Czechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.4Finland: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.2Portugal: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1Belgium: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium2Luxembourg: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2Germany: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany1.9Hungary: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary1.9Netherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands1.9Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria1.8Greece: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1.8Slovakia: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia1.8Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Romania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.6Bulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.5Croatia: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.5Italy: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.5Slovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.2Ireland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland0.7Malta: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta0.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Latvia3.10 pts
2Lithuania3-0.1 pts
3Denmark2.6-0.4 pts
4Estonia2.50 pts
5Czechia2.40 pts
5Finland2.4-0.1 pts
5Sweden2.40 pts
8Cyprus2.2-0.1 pts
9Portugal2.1-0.1 pts
9Spain2.10 pts
11Belgium2-0.1 pts
11Luxembourg2-0.1 pts
13Germany1.9-0.1 pts
13Hungary1.9-0.1 pts
13Netherlands1.9-0.1 pts
16Austria1.80 pts
16Greece1.8+0.8 pts
16Slovakia1.8+0.1 pts
19Poland1.70 pts
20Romania1.6+0.1 pts
21Bulgaria1.50 pts
21Croatia1.5-0.2 pts
21Italy1.5-0.1 pts
24Slovenia1.20 pts
25Ireland0.70 pts
25Malta0.7-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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) (EU countries by crude divorce rate, 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), EU countries by crude divorce rate, 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/divorce-rate/eu-countries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). EU countries by crude divorce rate, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/divorce-rate/eu-countries.

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

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest crude divorce rate?

Latvia, with 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest crude divorce rate?

Malta, with 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 EU countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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