I just reviewed some of the latest demographic information about trends in terms of divorce rates in the US and around the world. Here are links to these updated summaries.
- The US divorce rate has been declining for the past 10 years.
- The country with the highest divorce rate in the world is Russia at about 5.0 divorce per 1000 population.
- The best estimates of the divorce rates for each country can be found at the United Nations. This table summarizes the available divorce rates in 2011.