Lithuania vs Romania: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Lithuania
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Romania
6.2 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Lithuania rank
7th
Romania rank
5th
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 7th and Romania ranks 5th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.26 per 1,000 people | 8.84 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 9.08 per 1,000 people | 8.39 per 1,000 people | 0.69 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 9.53 per 1,000 people | 7.55 per 1,000 people | 1.98 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 6.73 per 1,000 people | 7.05 per 1,000 people | 0.32 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.83 per 1,000 people | 6.74 per 1,000 people | 0.91 per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.02 per 1,000 people | 6.2 per 1,000 people | 0.82 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 5.73 per 1,000 people | 5.47 per 1,000 people | 0.2667 per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Lithuania or Romania?
- Romania, at 6.2 per 1,000 people against 5.7 per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.5 per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Lithuania ranks 7th and Romania ranks 5th 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 in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.