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EU countries by crude divorce rate

Latvia had the highest crude divorce rate of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ireland had the lowest, at 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2 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
Lowest0.7Ireland
Median227 EU countries
European Union (27)1.9History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.4
  • 2.4 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2016. Source: Eurostat, Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Latvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia3.1Lithuania: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania3.1Denmark: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark3Estonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.5Finland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.5Czechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Cyprus: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.3Portugal: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.2Belgium: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium2.1Luxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1Germany: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany2Hungary: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2Netherlands: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands2France: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance1.9Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria1.8Croatia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.7Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Slovakia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia1.7Italy: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.6Bulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.5Romania: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.5Slovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.2Greece: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1Malta: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta0.8Ireland: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIreland0.7Latvia: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLatvia3.1Lithuania: 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLithuania3.1Denmark: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDenmark3Estonia: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEstonia2.5Finland: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsFinland2.5Czechia: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCzechia2.4Sweden: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSweden2.4Cyprus: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCyprus2.3Portugal: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPortugal2.2Belgium: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBelgium2.1Luxembourg: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLuxembourg2.1Spain: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsSpain2.1Germany: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsGermany2Hungary: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHungary2Netherlands: 2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNetherlands2France: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFrance1.9Austria: 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAustria1.8Croatia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCroatia1.7Poland: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPoland1.7Slovakia: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovakia1.7Italy: 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsItaly1.6Bulgaria: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsBulgaria1.5Romania: 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRomania1.5Slovenia: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlovenia1.2Greece: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreece1Malta: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMalta0.8Ireland: 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 countries2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Latvia3.1+0.5 pts
1Lithuania3.1-0.1 pts
3Denmark3+0.1 pts
4Estonia2.5-0.1 pts
4Finland2.50 pts
6Czechia2.4-0.1 pts
6Sweden2.4-0.1 pts
8Cyprus2.3+0.2 pts
9Portugal2.2-0.1 pts
10Belgium2.1-0.1 pts
10Luxembourg2.1-0.3 pts
10Spain2.10 pts
13Germany20 pts
13Hungary2-0.1 pts
13Netherlands20 pts
16France1.90 pts
17Austria1.8-0.1 pts
18Croatia1.7+0.3 pts
18Poland1.7-0.1 pts
18Slovakia1.7-0.1 pts
21Italy1.6+0.2 pts
22Bulgaria1.50 pts
22Romania1.5-0.1 pts
24Slovenia1.20 pts
25Greece1-0.4 pts
26Malta0.80 pts
27Ireland0.70 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. 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Crude divorce rate per 1,000 persons (demo_ndivind), EU countries by crude divorce rate, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest crude divorce rate?

Latvia, with 3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest crude divorce rate?

Ireland, with 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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.

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