Lithuania vs United States: Divorce rate

Lithuania
2.6 per 1,000 people
in 2022
United States
2.5 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania rank
4th
United States rank
6th

Divorce rate over time

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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.5 per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Lithuania ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 43 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania United States Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2 per 1,000 people 3.5 per 1,000 people 1.3 per 1,000 people United States
1980s 3.2 per 1,000 people 5 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people United States
1990s 3.29 per 1,000 people 4.46 per 1,000 people 1.17 per 1,000 people United States
2000s 3.21 per 1,000 people 3.73 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people United States
2010s 3.23 per 1,000 people 3.17 per 1,000 people 0.06 per 1,000 people Lithuania
2020s 2.75 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 0.3505 per 1,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher divorce rate, Lithuania or United States?
Lithuania, at 2.6 per 1,000 people against 2.5 per 1,000 people in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in divorce rate between Lithuania and United States?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Lithuania and United States rank globally for divorce rate?
Lithuania ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Divorce rate
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.