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World divorce rates. Researched and compiled 2002 by Gulnar Nugman of the Heritage Foundation. Used by permission. |
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Divorce rate (per 1.000 people) |
Divorce rate (per 100 marriages) 10 |
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Afganistan |
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Albania |
0.6 (99) |
10.9 (85) |
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Algeria |
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Angola |
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Argentina |
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Armenia |
0.3 (99) |
6 (98) |
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Australia |
2.6 (00) |
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Austria |
2.4 (00) |
43.4 (00) |
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Azerbaijan |
0.7 (00) |
10.3 (00) |
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Bahamas |
1.37 (96) |
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Bahrein |
1.31 (97) |
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Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
1.21 (95) |
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Belarus |
4.3 (00) |
52.9 (00) |
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Belgium |
2.6 (00) |
44 (99) |
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Belize |
0.58 (95) |
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Benin |
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Bhutan |
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Bolivia |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.4 (00) |
5 (90) |
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Botswana |
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Brazil |
0.6 (96) |
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Brunei |
0.72 (95) |
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Bulgaria |
1.3 (00) |
21.1 (00) |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
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Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
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Canada |
2.28 (98) |
37 (98) 7 |
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Cape Verde |
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Central African Rep. |
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Chad |
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Chile |
0.42 (98) |
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China |
0.79 (95) |
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Colombia |
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Comoros |
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Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Zaire) |
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Congo, Rep. of |
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Costa Rica |
2.04 (98) |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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Croatia |
0.8 (99) |
15.5 (00) |
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Cuba |
3.54 (99) |
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Cyprus |
1.7 (00) |
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Czech Republic |
2.9 (00) |
43.3 (00) |
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Denmark |
2.7 (00) |
44.5 (00) |
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Djibuti |
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Dominican Republic |
1.17 (99) |
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Ecuador |
0.73 (98) |
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Egypt |
1.18 (97) |
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El Salvador |
0.49 (98) |
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Eritrea |
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Estonia |
3.1 (00) |
46.7 (00) |
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Ethiopia |
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Fiji Islands |
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Finland |
2.7 (00) |
51.2 (00) |
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France |
2 (99) |
38.3 (98) |
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French Guiana |
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French Polynesia |
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Gabon |
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Gambia |
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Georgia |
0.4 (00) |
6.6 (99) |
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Germany |
2.3 (99) |
39.4 (99) |
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Ghana |
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Greece |
0.9 (00) |
15.7 (99) |
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Guam |
4.34 (95) |
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Guatemala |
0.13 (97) |
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Guinea |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guyana |
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Haiti |
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Honduras |
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Hong Kong SAR |
1.96 (99) |
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Hungary |
2.4 (00) |
37.5 (00) |
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Iceland |
1.9 (00) |
39.5 (00) |
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India |
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Indonesia |
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Iran |
0.69 (97) |
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Iraq |
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Ireland |
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Israel |
1.56 (97) |
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Italy |
0.6 (00) |
10 (97) |
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Jamaica |
0.55 (98) |
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Japan |
1.92 (98) |
1.9 (98) |
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Jordan |
1.22 (99) |
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Kazakhstan |
2.35 (98) |
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Kenya |
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Korea, North |
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Korea, South |
2.12 (98) |
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Kuwait |
1.58 (97) |
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Kyrgyzstan |
1.3 (98) |
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Lao PDR |
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Latvia |
2.6 (00) |
34.4 (00) |
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Lebanon |
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Lesotho |
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Liberia |
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Libya |
0.24 (96) |
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Lithuania |
2.9 (00) |
38.9 (00) |
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Luxembourg |
2.3 (00) |
47.4 (00) |
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Macau SAR |
0.65 (99) |
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Macedonia |
0.7 (00) |
5 (90) |
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Madagascar |
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Malawi |
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Malaysia |
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Maldives |
10.97 (95) |
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Mali |
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Malta |
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Mauritania |
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Mauritius |
0.87 (98) |
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Mexico |
0.48 (98) |
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Moldova |
2.7 (00) |
28.1 (00) |
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Mongolia |
0.38 (98) |
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Morocco |
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Mozambique |
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Myanmar |
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Namibia |
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Nepal |
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Netherlands |
2.1 (00) |
38.3 (00) |
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New Zealand |
2.65 (98) |
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Nicaragua |
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Niger |
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Nigeria |
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Norway |
2.2 (00) |
40.4 (99) |
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Oman |
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Pakistan |
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Palestinian Authority |
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Panama |
0.65 (97) |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
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Peru |
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Philippines |
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Poland |
1.1 (00) |
17.3 (00) |
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Portugal |
1.9 (00) |
26.2 (00) |
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Puerto Rico |
3.82 (98) |
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Qatar |
0.97 (97) |
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Romania |
1.4 (00) |
19.1 (00) |
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Russia |
4.3 (00) |
43.3 (96) |
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Rwanda |
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Saint Lucia |
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Samoa |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Senegal |
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Sierra Leone |
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Singapore |
1.31 (99) |
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Slovakia |
1.7 (00) |
26.9 (00) |
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Slovenia |
1.1 (00) |
20.7 (00) |
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Somalia |
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South Africa |
0.81 (96) |
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Spain |
0.9 (99) |
15.2 (97) |
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Sri Lanka |
0.15 (95) |
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Sudan |
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Surinam |
1.23 (97) |
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Swazilend |
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Sweden |
2.4 (00) |
54.9 (00) |
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Switzerland |
2.8 (00) |
25.5 (00) |
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Syria |
0.73 (98) |
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Tadjikistan |
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Tanzania |
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Thailand |
0.9 (95) |
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Togo |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
1 (97) |
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Tunisia |
1.04 (97) |
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Turkey |
0.5 (99) |
6 (99) |
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Turkmenistan |
1.1 (98) |
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Uganda |
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Ukraine |
4 (00) |
40 (95) |
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United Arab Emirates |
0.87 (96) |
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United Kingdom |
2.6 (00) |
42.6 (98) |
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United States |
4.1 (00) 8 |
54.8 (85) |
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Uruguay |
2.01 (98) |
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Uzbekistan |
0.61 (99) |
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Venezuela |
0.79 (96) |
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Viet Nam |
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Yemen |
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Yugoslavia |
0.9 (00) |
12 (97) |
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Zambia |
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Zimbabwe |
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Source: www.divorcereform.org. |
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7 Source: "The World's Women, Trends and Statistics," UN, 2000. |
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8 Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 49, No. 6, National Center for Health Statistics. |
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"UN Demographic Yearbook, 1999", United Nations Publication, 2001. |
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Source: "Recent demographic developments in Europe, 2001," Council of Europe Publishing, 2001. |
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Source: "Statistics in focus", "Population and Social Conditions". |
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10 Jean-Paul Sardon, "Recent Demographic Trends in the Developed Countries," Population - English Edition, Vol. 57, Jan-Feb' 2002. |
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