Latvia vs Lithuania: Divorce rate
Latvia
2.9 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Latvia rank
2nd
Lithuania rank
4th
Divorce rate over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.9 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 1.94 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1970s | 4.89 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4.55 per 1,000 people | 3.21 per 1,000 people | 1.34 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.43 per 1,000 people | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 0.06 per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2.69 per 1,000 people | 3.21 per 1,000 people | 0.52 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.16 per 1,000 people | 3.23 per 1,000 people | 0.07 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 2.7 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divorce rate, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 2.9 per 1,000 people against 2.6 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in divorce rate between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.3 per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for divorce rate?
- Latvia ranks 2nd and Lithuania ranks 4th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Divorce rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.