Countries by Divorce Rate 2024

About This Dataset

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).

Source: Wikipedia

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 · median: 3.

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