Between 2008 and 2019, the divorce rate in Luxembourg remained stable at between roughly 2 to 3 per-mille. The divorce rate peaked in 2019, at 3.07 per-mille. That year, approximately 1,900 divorces took places in the Grand Duchy.
European comparison: divorce rate per 1,000 inhabitants
Comparing the Luxembourgish divorce rate per 1,000 inhabitants to other European countries, in Europe Luxembourg had the eighth-highest divorce rate per 1,000 inhabitants. Lithuania had the highest divorce rate per 1,000 in 2015 (3.2 per-mille), before Denmark and Estonia.
European comparison: divorce rate per 100 marriages
Using a second divorce indicator, Luxembourg ends among the top countries. In 2016, Luxembourg had the second-highest divorce rate per 100 marriages in Europe, with only Portugal having a higher ratio. That year, the ratio of the number of divorces during the year to the number of marriages in Luxembourg was 65.9. By comparison, this ratio was lowest in Malta, where it amounted to just over 12 divorces for every 100 marriages.
Divorce rate in Luxembourg from 2008 to 2019
(per 1,000 inhabitants)
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STATEC. (April 1, 2020). Divorce rate in Luxembourg from 2008 to 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/594817/divorce-rate-in-luxembourg/
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