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
- Lithuania
- United States
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
Number of divorces during a given year per 1,000 people.