Population of Lithuania (edition 2020)

Divorces

In 2019, the number of divorces registered amounted to 8.7 thousand, i.e. by 43 divorces (0.5 per cent) more than in 2018. The crude divorce rate (the number of divorces per 1,000 population) remained the same as in 2018 – 3.1.

Crude divorce rate per 1,000 population, 2009–2019

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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

In 2019, more than half (54 per cent) of divorced couples had common children aged under 18. After divorce, 6.7 thousand children were left in the family without one of the parents (usually without a father), in 2018 – 6.6 thousand. In 2009–2019, more than 80 thousand children were living in incomplete families.

Number of divorced couples with children aged 0–17, 2009–2019

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In 2019, the average duration of the former marriage was 12.9 years. About one-fifth (18 per cent) of couples divorced after less than 10 years of marriage, 11.9 per cent – during the second decade of marriage, 5.1 per cent – after more than 25 years of marriage.

Divorces by duration of former marriage and age group of spouses, 2019

Age of spouses	Total		Duration of former marriage, years
	Total		< 1		1		2–4		5–9		≥ 10
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
<20	1	12	1	5	-	2	-	5	-	-	-	-
20–24	104	338	13	19	27	79	60	196	4	41	-	3
25–29	740	1,158	20	21	115	130	398	559	199	408	8	40
30–34	1,413	1,587	23	16	128	101	492	404	593	694	177	372
35–39	1,608	1,600	12	10	63	52	277	185	590	461	666	892
40–44	1,449	1,276	8	10	47	36	172	97	263	161	959	972
45–49	1,236	1,094	8	8	25	19	82	73	156	104	965	890
50–59	1,560	1,214	13	12	27	13	80	51	111	57	1,329	1,081
≥60	572	404	12	9	9	9	24	15	29	19	498	352

Divorces by citizenship, 2009–2019

	Total	of which:
		between nationals	between nationals and foreigners, between foreigners	of which:					not indicated
				between nationals and foreigners	of which:			between foreigners
				between nationals and foreigners	between nationals and EU citizens	between nationals and non-EU citizens	not indicated	between foreigners
2019	8,683	7,780	895	890	218	572	100	5	8
2018	8,640	7,799	833	831	202	576	53	2	8
2017	8,518	7,726	782	777	195	542	40	5	10
2016	8,879	8,057	819	811	218	550	43	8	3
2015	9,371	8,522	845	832	242	554	36	13	4
2014	9,806	8,901	902	892	217	637	38	10	3
2013	9,974	9,068	896	890	183	668	39	6	10
2012	10,399	9,529	866	846	192	613	41	20	4
2011	10,341	9,494	845	826	200	584	42	19	2
2010	10,006	9,167	837	820	205	567	48	17	2
2009	9,270	8,466	800	784	227	500	57	16	4

In 2019, the number of divorces per 100 marriages stood at 45 (in 2018, 44). The ratio of marriages to divorces is more precisely reflected by the total divorce rate, which is calculated taking into account the duration of the previous marriage. If the previous year’s ratio does not change, it is probable that, out of 100 couples, 39 will get divorced (in 2009, 39).

Total divorce rate, 2009–2019

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

Divorces by duration and order of former marriage, 2019

Number of divorced couples with common children (aged 0–17), 2019

Number of children aged 0–17 who after divorce stayed with one of the parents, 2019

Divorces by citizenship, 2019

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