Is divorce legal in Ethiopia?
Legal
Divorce is legal and generally available, including unilaterally without fault.
Ethiopia is one of 56 countries classified “Legal” for divorce — 55% of the 101 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Divorce law by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Eritrea
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Kenya
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Uganda
- Not possible Divorce is illegal under Ugandan law, only fault-based divorce is permitted.
- Rwanda
- Heavily restricted Divorce is legal but requires a long period of separation.
- Burundi
- Heavily restricted Divorce is restricted to fault-based grounds only in Burundi.
- Saudi Arabia
- Legal Divorce is legal and generally available by mutual consent without fault.
Other laws in Ethiopia
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Pornography
- Illegal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.