Denmark vs Lithuania: Marriage rates

Denmark
5.34 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Denmark rank
10th
Lithuania rank
7th

Marriage rates over time

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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 people against 5.34 per 1,000 people in Denmark, a difference of 0.36 per 1,000 people.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lithuania ahead.

Denmark ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 44 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Lithuania Difference Ahead
1960s 8.24 per 1,000 people 9.26 per 1,000 people 1.02 per 1,000 people Lithuania
1970s 6.26 per 1,000 people 9.08 per 1,000 people 2.82 per 1,000 people Lithuania
1980s 5.6 per 1,000 people 9.53 per 1,000 people 3.93 per 1,000 people Lithuania
1990s 6.43 per 1,000 people 6.73 per 1,000 people 0.3 per 1,000 people Lithuania
2000s 6.73 per 1,000 people 5.83 per 1,000 people 0.9 per 1,000 people Denmark
2010s 5.24 per 1,000 people 7.02 per 1,000 people 1.78 per 1,000 people Lithuania
2020s 4.98 per 1,000 people 5.73 per 1,000 people 0.7533 per 1,000 people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher marriage rates, Denmark or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 5.7 per 1,000 people against 5.34 per 1,000 people in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in marriage rates between Denmark and Lithuania?
0.36 per 1,000 people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Lithuania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Lithuania rank globally for marriage rates?
Denmark ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 7th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates
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
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
Last refreshed

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