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EU countries by crude divorce rate

Belgium had the highest crude divorce rate of 26 EU countries in 2009, at 3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ireland had the lowest, at 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2.3 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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Highest3Belgium
Lowest0.7Ireland
Median2.326 EU countries
European Union (27)1.9History

Map of EU countries, 2009

Austria: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.1
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2009. 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, 2009

Belgium: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium3Lithuania: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania2.9Czechia: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.8Denmark: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark2.7Finland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.5Portugal: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.5Estonia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.4Hungary: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2.4Latvia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia2.4Slovakia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Austria: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria2.3Germany: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany2.3Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.2Luxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1France: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance2Netherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands1.9Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Bulgaria: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.6Romania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.6Croatia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.2Greece: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1.2Slovenia: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.1Italy: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly0.9Ireland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland0.7Belgium: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium3Lithuania: 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania2.9Czechia: 2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.8Denmark: 2.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark2.7Finland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.5Portugal: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.5Estonia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.4Hungary: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2.4Latvia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia2.4Slovakia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Austria: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria2.3Germany: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany2.3Cyprus: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.2Luxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1France: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance2Netherlands: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands1.9Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Bulgaria: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.6Romania: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.6Croatia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.2Greece: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1.2Slovenia: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.1Italy: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly0.9Ireland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland0.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2009
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2008
1Belgium3-0.3 pts
2Lithuania2.9-0.3 pts
3Czechia2.8-0.2 pts
4Denmark2.70 pts
5Finland2.50 pts
5Portugal2.50 pts
7Estonia2.4-0.2 pts
7Hungary2.4-0.1 pts
7Latvia2.4-0.5 pts
7Slovakia2.40 pts
7Sweden2.4+0.1 pts
12Austria2.3-0.1 pts
12Germany2.30 pts
14Cyprus2.2+0.1 pts
15Luxembourg2.1+0.1 pts
15Spain2.1-0.3 pts
17France2-0.1 pts
18Netherlands1.9-0.1 pts
19Poland1.70 pts
20Bulgaria1.6-0.3 pts
20Romania1.6-0.1 pts
22Croatia1.20 pts
22Greece1.20 pts
24Slovenia1.10 pts
25Italy0.90 pts
26Ireland0.7-0.1 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 2009 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2009) [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, 2009. 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?period=2009. 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, 2009. 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?period=2009.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind), EU countries by crude divorce rate, 2009 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_ndivind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/divorce-rate/eu-countries?period=2009 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest crude divorce rate?

Belgium, with 3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2009, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest crude divorce rate?

Ireland, with 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2009.

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 2009 and are not ranked.

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