From 2006 to 2023, the total number of divorces has declined gradually, falling from more than 126,000 divorces in 2006 to around 76,685 in 2023. This was the year with the lowest number of divorces in the analyzed period.

In 2023, the number of divorces in Spain in which at least one of the spouses was between 40 and 49 years amounted to more than 30,000, being the age range in which the highest value of cases was recorded. In addition, there were 561 divorces in which one of the spouses was between 19 and 29 years old.

According to the 2020 UNIDOMO questionnaire, Portugal clearly led the list of European countries with the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages. With 91.5 divorces the Portuguese Republic led the list, followed by Spain and Luxembourg. All three countries boast a significantly higher share than the other European countries, each reporting a divorce rate over 80 divorces.

A different way to look at Portugal

While Portugal clearly has the most divorces per 100 marriages, looking at divorce rates per 1.000 inhabitants in other European countries alters the picture of the country as one unsettled by significant numbers of divorces. With nearly 1.7 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants Portugal has roughly the same divorce rate as Germany and the Netherlands. Interesting is furthermore that although marriages in Portugal tend to result in divorce lightly more often as in Luxembourg (80.3%), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg experienced a 0.6 point higher divorce rate.

What about the rest of the World?

While compared with Latin American countries like Guatemala or Peru, ranked among the countries with the lowest divorce rates in the world, Luxembourg’s divorce rate seems excessive. However, when compared with divorce rates (per 1.000 inhabitants) of countries like the United States (2.7) or China (3.5) divorce rates from Luxembourg and Europe are not out of the ordinary.

In 2023, approximately 5,100 divorces were registered in the province of Valencia, making it the third province with the most registered divorces. Spain's largest cities, Madrid and Barcelona, ranked first and second respectively, with figures reaching over 10,000 cases in both cities.

Basic Demographic Indicators: Divorce rates according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreign). Annual. National.

In 2023, couples without dependent children and those who had only minor children were the ones with the most divorce cases filed in Spain, registering over 32,000 cases in both cases. Couples with dependent adults registered only 2,886 divorces.

Comprehensive dataset of 4 Divorce services in Almería, Spain as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Table of INEBase Divorce Rates by Autonomous Community, according to sex, age group and nationality (Spanish/foreigner) (since 2011). Annual. Autonomous Communities and Cities. Basic Demographic Indicators

Analysis of ‘Divorce rates according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreign). IDB (API identifier: 25197)’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/urn-ine-es-tabla-t3-38-25197 on 19 January 2022.

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Table of INEBase Divorce rates according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreign). Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

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This statistic depicts the share of respondents who expressed their viewpoint on what they think of divorce, according to the results of a survey conducted in Spain in January 2019. The great majority of the surveyed population believed that divorce was a necessary procedure sometimes.

Comprehensive dataset of 10 Divorce services in Cádiz, Spain as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Comprehensive dataset of 15 Divorce services in Biscay, Spain as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Analysis of ‘Average age at Divorce according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). IDB (API identifier: 24724)’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/urn-ine-es-tabla-t3-38-24724 on 08 January 2022.

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Table of INEBase Average age at Divorce according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

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Basic Demographic Indicators: Short-term Divorce Indicator according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). Annual. National.

This statistic depicts number of opposite-sex divorces in Spain in 2019, broken down by spouse accountable to pay the alimony. In 6.956 cases of separation processed in 2019, the court ordered the husband to pay the compensatory pension, while in the case of the wife, number of cases was less than one thousand.

Table of INEBase Average age at Divorce according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

Table of INEBase Short-term Divorce Indicator by Autonomous Community, according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). Annual. Autonomous Communities and Cities. Basic Demographic Indicators

Comprehensive dataset of 1 Divorce services in Segovia, Spain as of June, 2025. Includes verified contact information (email, phone), geocoded addresses, customer ratings, reviews, business categories, and operational details. Perfect for market research, lead generation, competitive analysis, and business intelligence. Download a complimentary sample to evaluate data quality and completeness.

Basic Demographic Indicators: Average age at Divorce by Autonomous Community, according to sex and nationality (Spanish/foreigner). Annual. Autonomous Communities and Cities.

Analysis of ‘Divorce rates according to sex, age group and nationality (Spanish/foreign) (since 2011). IDB (API identifier: 25203)’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/urn-ine-es-tabla-t3-38-25203 on 08 January 2022.

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Table of INEBase Divorce rates according to sex, age group and nationality (Spanish/foreign) (since 2011). Annual. Basic Demographic Indicators

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