Countries by Divorce Rate 2024

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Countries by Divorce Rate 2024

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Key Findings

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Maldives leads in Divorces Per 1,000 Population with 10.97 in 2024.

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Average Divorces Per 1,000 Population in 2024: 3.35 · median: 2.85.

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Gap in 2024: Maldives is 109.7× larger than India.

About This Dataset

Countries by Divorce Rate 2024

Countries ranked by the number of divorces per 1,000 population per year in 2024 according to Eurostat and UN Demographic Yearbook data. The Maldives has consistently recorded the world's highest divorce rate — a phenomenon that researchers have linked to a combination of Islamic divorce law that permits rapid legal dissolution, strong economic independence for women, and social norms that have traditionally treated multiple marriages across a lifetime as unremarkable.

Analysis

Maldives heads the table on 11.0, ahead of Russia (4.20) and Latvia (3.10) in Divorces Per 1,000 Population in 2024. 10.9 separates the highest figure (11.0) from the lowest (0.10). Most of that gap is between first and second alone (6.77 of 10.9); the other 7 are separated by just 4.10. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (5.49 or more).

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

10.97

Maldives

Divorces Per 1,000 Population · 2024

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Divorces Per 1,000 Population

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Divorces Per 1,000 Population
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Divorces Per 1,000 Population · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Maldives	10.97
🥈	Russia	4.20
🥉	Latvia	3.10
4	United States	2.90
5	Belgium	2.80
6	Czech Republic	2.60
7	Sri Lanka	0.15
8	India	0.10

Data Sources & References

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1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_demography Visit ↗

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