Global views on divorce 2013

This statistic depicts the global views on divorce as of 2013. Half or more people in India, Kenya, Pakistan, Uganda, and Ghana say that getting a divorce is morally unacceptable. In contrast, relatively few hold this view in Egypt (7%), Germany (7%), Jordan (6%), France (5%) and Spain (4%).

The divorce rate in the United States can be accessed here.

Do you personally believe that getting a divorce is morally acceptable, unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?

Country	Not a moral issue	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Ghana	2%	10%	80%
Uganda	6%	9%	76%
Pakistan	5%	10%	73%
Philippines	7%	25%	67%
Nigeria	12%	12%	61%
Kenya	13%	17%	59%
Indonesia	10%	20%	57%
India	10%	18%	53%
Bolivia	10%	29%	49%
El Salvador	9%	30%	48%
Tunisia	22%	16%	46%
Malaysia	22%	16%	45%
South Africa	15%	16%	40%
Mexico	16%	41%	33%
Senegal	16%	35%	32%
Turkey	24%	32%	27%
South Korea	29%	32%	25%
China	18%	45%	25%
Brazil	10%	62%	24%
Venezuela	8%	58%	24%
Israel	34%	33%	23%
Palestinian ter.	27%	27%	23%
Poland	24%	35%	22%
Russia	13%	46%	22%
United States	36%	33%	22%
Greece	28%	42%	19%
Italy	23%	48%	18%
Chile	16%	64%	17%
Argentina	20%	60%	17%
Japan	27%	55%	13%
Czechia	21%	60%	11%
Britain	42%	41%	9%
Australia	43%	43%	9%
Lebanon	28%	48%	9%
Canada	47%	37%	9%
Egypt	30%	51%	7%
Germany	32%	58%	7%
Jordan	29%	54%	6%
France	52%	43%	5%
Spain	37%	57%	4%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013-2014

Number of respondents

700-100 participants per country

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Survey results are based on national samples. The missing percentage points to 100 percent are divided among participants who refused to answer and those who said that the answer would depend on the situation.

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