The population of Lithuania (edition 2021)

Divorces

In 2020, the number of divorces registered amounted to 7.5 thousand, i.e. by 1.1 thousand divorces (13 per cent) less than in 2019. In 2020, the crude divorce rate (the number of divorces per 1,000 population) stood at 2.7 (in 2019, 3.1).

Crude divorce rate per 1,000 population, 2010–2020
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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

In 2020, more than half (56 per cent) of divorced couples had common children aged under 18. After divorce, 6.1 thousand children were left in the family without one of the parents (usually without a father), in 2019 – 6.7 thousand. In 2010–2020, more than 78.4 thousand children were living in incomplete families.

Number of divorced couples with children aged 0–17, 2010–2020

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In 2020, the average duration of the former marriage was 12.4 years. About one-sixth (16.8 per cent) of couples divorced after less than 10 years of marriage, 10.7 per cent – during the second decade of marriage, 4 per cent – after more than 25 years of marriage.

Divorces by duration of former marriage and age group of spouses, 2020

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	10	-	2	-	6	1	2	-	-	-	22
20–24	83	261	3	7	35	86	41	140	4	28	-	-
25–29	615	945	14	17	115	123	323	442	161	344	2	19
30–34	1,240	1,537	14	11	97	89	426	381	564	699	139	357
35–39	1,501	1,408	8	6	76	36	249	162	516	366	652	838
40–44	1,265	1,157	9	6	37	26	121	87	240	170	858	868
45–49	1,099	943	5	5	21	21	80	70	155	91	838	756
50–59	1,271	949	9	10	13	10	78	48	119	70	1,052	811
≥60	469	334	10	8	7	4	27	14	26	17	399	291

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

Divorces by citizenship group, 2010–2020

	Total	of which:
		between nationals	between nationals and foreigners, between only foreigners	of which:
				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
2020	7 544	6 848	696	688	135	449	104	8
2019	8 683	7 780	903	890	219	556	115	13
2018	8 640	7 799	841	831	203	545	83	10
2017	8 518	7 726	792	777	188	530	59	15
2016	8 879	8 057	822	811	219	520	72	11
2015	9 371	8 520	851	832	241	503	88	19
2014	9 806	8 901	905	892	220	563	109	13
2013	9 974	9 068	906	890	186	604	100	16
2012	10 399	9 529	870	846	194	563	89	24
2011	10 341	9 494	847	826	193	478	155	21
2010	10 006	9 167	839	820	205	515	100	19

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

In 2020, the number of divorces per 100 marriages stood at 49.3 (in 2019, 44.5). 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, 35 will get divorced (in 2010, 43).

Total divorce rate, 2010–2020

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

Divorces by duration and order of former marriage, 2020

Number of divorced couples with common children (aged 0–17), 2020

Number of children aged 0–17 who after divorce stayed with one of the parents, 2020

Divorces by citizenship, 2020

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