{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"be-divorces-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-divorces-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/be-divorces-per-1000/","title":"Belgium Divorce Rate (2023)","description":"Belgium's Divorce Rate: 1.7 divorces per 1,000 population in 2023, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NDIVIND), 2005–2023.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Belgium","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Belgium","temporal_coverage":"2005/2023","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Belgium Divorce Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NDIVIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Belgium"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Belgium (2023)","value":"1.7","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Belgium Divorce Rate"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.9},{"period":"2006","value":2.8},{"period":"2007","value":2.8},{"period":"2008","value":3.3},{"period":"2009","value":3},{"period":"2010","value":2.7},{"period":"2011","value":2.5},{"period":"2012","value":2.3},{"period":"2013","value":2.2},{"period":"2014","value":2.2},{"period":"2015","value":2.2},{"period":"2016","value":2.1},{"period":"2017","value":2},{"period":"2018","value":2},{"period":"2019","value":2},{"period":"2020","value":1.8},{"period":"2021","value":1.9},{"period":"2022","value":1.7},{"period":"2023","value":1.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-10.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"+5.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"-10.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-4.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-8.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-7.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-10.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-9.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"+17.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) in Belgium from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2023 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3.3 divorces per 1,000 population in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.7 in 2023. The latest reading of 1.7 in 2023 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}