Divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania
Lithuania: Divorces per 1000 people was 2.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2.6 for divorces per 1000 people in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania peaked at 4.1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1963.
That places Lithuania 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9 | — |
| 1961 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.8 | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5 | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.7 | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.2 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 3.8 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 3.1 | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6 | -7.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +100.0% | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.66 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Lithuania was 2.6 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1991.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1963.
- How does Lithuania rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Lithuania ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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