Divorce rate in Lithuania

Lithuania: Divorce rate was 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.6 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
4th
of 43 countries
All-time high
4.1 per 1,000 people
in 1991
All-time low
0.8 per 1,000 people
in 1963
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Divorce rate in Lithuania, 1960–2022

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Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 2.6 per 1,000 people for divorce rate 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, divorce rate in Lithuania peaked at 4.1 per 1,000 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000 people, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.3 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 2.66 per 1,000 people 2.2 per 1,000 people 3.2 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 3.21 per 1,000 people 3.1 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 3.37 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people 4.1 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 3.21 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people 3.5 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 3.23 per 1,000 people 3 per 1,000 people 3.5 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 2.7 per 1,000 people 2.6 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 1 Chile 3.63 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 2 Latvia 2.9 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 3 Costa Rica 2.8 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 4 Cyprus 2.6 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 6 United States 2.5 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 7 Sweden 2.1 per 1,000 people compare
  7. 7 Turkey 2.1 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is divorce rate in Lithuania?
Divorce rate in Lithuania was 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest divorce rate recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 people in 1991.
What is the lowest divorce rate recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 people in 1963.
How does Lithuania rank for divorce rate?
Lithuania ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
Is divorce rate 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 OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Divorce rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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