Marriage rates in Lithuania

Lithuania: Marriage rates was 5.7 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.7 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
10.1 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
4.5 per 1,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Marriage rates 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

The most recent figure for marriage rates in Lithuania is 5.7 per 1,000 people, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriage rates in Lithuania peaked at 10.1 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.5 per 1,000 people, in 2001.

That places Lithuania 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.26 per 1,000 people 8.4 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 9.08 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 9.5 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 9.53 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 6.73 per 1,000 people 5.1 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.83 per 1,000 people 4.5 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 7.02 per 1,000 people 6 per 1,000 people 7.6 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 5.73 per 1,000 people 5.5 per 1,000 people 6 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 4 Latvia 6.3 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 5 Romania 6.2 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 5 United States 6.2 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 8 Israel 5.46 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 9 Slovakia 5.4 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 10 Denmark 5.34 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriage rates in Lithuania?
Marriage rates in Lithuania was 5.7 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 marriage rates recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 10.1 per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 per 1,000 people in 2001.
How does Lithuania rank for marriage rates?
Lithuania ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is marriage rates rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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