How the numbers were computed

For the story Divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in the EU countries.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia, Finland and Sweden, at 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitants each, are all 3rd, and Czechia and Hungary are both 6th.

21 values, one per country demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Romania

3.1

Highest value ÷ lowest value: 2.8 ÷ 0.9 = 3.1111. Rounding: 1 decimal.

2.8: Latvia, 2024 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.LV@2024 · request r1
0.9: Malta, 2024 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.MT@2024 · request r1

21 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2024: 21 of the 27 EU member states.

21 values, one per country demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1 · flag e: Romania

Over time

The EU figure, 2014–2024

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

1.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2014 · request r1
1.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2015 · request r1
1.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
1.9 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
1.8 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
1.8 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
1.6 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
1.7 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
1.6 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
1.6 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
1.6 (flag i): European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1

Differences, 2024 − 2014

Per country and for the EU, the 2024 value minus the 2014 value. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

22 values, one per country and the EU's demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1 · flag e: Romania · flag i: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
22 values, one per country and the EU's demo_ndivind:A.GDIVRT.<geo>@2014 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1

Countries where the crude divorce rate fell

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2014 is below zero, 18 in all.

uses Differences, 2024 − 2014

Countries where the crude divorce rate rose

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2014 is above zero, 3 in all.

uses Differences, 2024 − 2014

Marriages and divorces

Ranks, marriages

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia and Slovakia, at 4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants each, are both 5th, and Lithuania is 7th.

21 values, one per country demo_nind:A.GNUPRT.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2 · flag e: Romania

1.9

Highest value ÷ lowest value: 5.5 ÷ 2.9 = 1.8966. Rounding: 1 decimal.

5.5: Latvia, 2024 demo_nind:A.GNUPRT.LV@2024 · request r2
2.9: Italy, 2024 demo_nind:A.GNUPRT.IT@2024 · request r2