{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-divorces-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-divorces-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-divorces-per-1000/","title":"Ireland Divorce Rate (2017)","description":"Ireland's Divorce Rate: 0.7 divorces per 1,000 population in 2017, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (DEMO_NDIVIND), 2005–2017.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Ireland","2017"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2017","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2017","variable_measured":"Ireland 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":"2005–2017"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2017)","value":"0.7","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":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Divorce Rate"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":0.8},{"period":"2006","value":0.9},{"period":"2007","value":0.8},{"period":"2008","value":0.8},{"period":"2009","value":0.7},{"period":"2010","value":0.7},{"period":"2011","value":0.6},{"period":"2012","value":0.6},{"period":"2013","value":0.6},{"period":"2014","value":0.6},{"period":"2015","value":0.7},{"period":"2016","value":0.7},{"period":"2017","value":0.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2017","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"+16.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"-14.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-12.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-11.1%"},{"year":"2006","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+12.5%"},{"year":"2005","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2017. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2017 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 0.9 divorces per 1,000 population in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.6 in 2014. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2017 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}