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Countries Where Divorce Is Illegal

Countries Where Divorce Is Illegal: compare 101 countries on 4 metrics.

Law101 countries · 4 metricsUpdated Sep 26, 2024Original page
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Divorce Legal Status

3 values across 101 entries

Fault-Based Divorce Permitted

3 values across 100 entries

Mutual Consent No-Fault Divorce Prerequisite

15 values across 101 entries

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101 countries
AngolaLegalYesYesOne year separation
ArgentinaLegalNoYesYes
AustraliaLegalNoOne year separationOne year separation
AustriaLegalYesSix month separationThree year separation
AzerbaijanLegalNoOne month waiting timeUp to three months cool-down period
BahamasLegalYesFive year separationFive year separation
BelgiumLegalNoSix month separationOne year separation
BoliviaLegalYesTwo year separationTwo year separation
BotswanaLegalNoTwo year separationTwo year separation
BrazilLegalYesYesYes
BulgariaLegalYesYesDetermined by court
Burkina FasoLegalYesYesThree year separation
BurundiLegalYesNoNo
CambodiaLegalYesYesOne year separation
CameroonLegalYesTwo year separationFive year separation
CanadaLegalYesOne year separationOne year separation
ChileLegal—One year separationThree year separation
ChinaLegalYesOne month waiting timeTwo year separation
ColombiaLegalYesYesTwo year separation
CroatiaLegalYesYesOne year separation
CubaLegalNoYesYes
CzechiaLegalYesSix month separationDetermined by court
DenmarkLegalYesYesSix month separation
DR CongoLegalYesThree year separationThree year separation
EcuadorLegalYesYesDetermined by court
EritreaLegalYesOne year separationOne year separation
EstoniaLegalYesYesTwo year separation
EswatiniLegalYesNoNo
EthiopiaLegalYesYesUp to three month cool-down period
FinlandLegalYesYesYes
FranceLegalYesYesOne year separation
GabonLegalYesThree year separationThree year separation
GermanyLegalNoOne year separationThree year separation
GhanaLegalYesTwo year separationFive year separation
GreeceLegalYesYesTwo year separation
GuatemalaLegalYesYesNo
GuyanaLegalYesNoNo
HondurasLegalYesTwo-year separationTwo-year separation
HungaryLegalYesYesDetermined by court
IcelandLegalYesSix month separationOne year separation
IndiaLegalYesOne year separationNo
IrelandLegalYesTwo year separationTwo year separation
IsraelLegalYesYesMen only
ItalyLegalYesSix month separationOne year separation
JamaicaLegalYesOne year separationOne year separation
JapanLegalYesYesDetermined by court
KenyaLegalYesTwo year separationTwo year separation
LatviaLegalYesYesThree year separation
LiberiaLegalYesNoNo
LithuaniaLegalYesYesOne year separation
LuxembourgLegalNoYesThree month separation
MadagascarLegalYesNoNo
MaliLegalYesYesThree year separation
MaltaLegalNoFour year separationFour year separation
MexicoLegalYesYesYes
MongoliaLegalNoOne month waiting timeUp to three months cool-down period
MozambiqueLegalYesOne year separationThree year separation
NamibiaLegalYesNoNo
NepalLegalYesYesThree year separation
NetherlandsLegalNoYesDetermined by court
New ZealandLegalNoTwo year separationTwo year separation
NigeriaLegalYesTwo year separationThree year separation
North KoreaLegalYesDetermined by courtDetermined by court
North MacedoniaLegalYesYesOne year separation
NorwayLegalYesOne year legal separation or two year de facto separationOne year legal separation or two year de facto separation
PakistanLegalYesYesMen only
PanamaLegalYesYesTwo year separation
ParaguayLegalYesTwo year separationNo
PeruLegalYesYesTwo year separation
PhilippinesIllegal (unless Muslim)Muslim marriages onlyNoNo
PolandLegalYesDetermined by courtDetermined by court
PortugalLegalNoYesOne year separation
RomaniaLegalYesYesTwo year separation
RussiaLegalNoOne month waiting timeUp to three months cool-down period
RwandaLegalYesTwo year separationTwo year separation
Saudi ArabiaLegalYesYesMen only
Sierra LeoneLegalYesNoNo
SingaporeLegalYesThree year separationFour year separation
SlovakiaLegalNoDetermined by courtDetermined by court
SloveniaLegalYesYesDetermined by court
South AfricaLegalYesOne year separationOne year separation
South KoreaLegalYesYesNo
SpainLegalNoYesYes
Sri LankaLegalYesNoNo
SurinameLegalYesNoNo
SwedenLegalNoYes6 months reconsideration period
SwitzerlandLegalNoYesTwo year separation
TaiwanLegalYesYesDetermined by court
TanzaniaLegalYesNoNo
ThailandLegalYesYesThree year separation
Timor-LesteLegalYesYesThree year separation
TurkeyLegalYesYesDetermined by court
UgandaLegalYesNoNo
United KingdomLegalNo26+ weeks waiting period26+ weeks waiting period
United StatesLegalYesMinimum period of separation or lack of sexual relations in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont and VirginiaMinimum period of separation or lack of sexual relations in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia
UruguayLegalYesThree month separationTwo month separation
Vatican CityIllegal (and largely unnecessary)NoNoNo
VenezuelaLegalYesOne year separationFive year separation
VietnamLegalYesYesDetermined by court
ZambiaLegalYesTwo year separationFive year separation
ZimbabweLegalYesOne year separationOne year separation

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Where does this countries where divorce is illegal data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Divorce law by country - Wiki; ‘Just Like Medicine’: A New Push for Divorce in a Nation Where It’s Illegal - NY Times; Guide to Annulment in the Philippines: Understanding the Process and Grounds for Marriage Nullification - Respicio.