The population of Lithuania (edition 2022)

Divorces

In 2021, the crude divorce rate (the number of divorces per 1,000 population) stood at 2.8 (in 2020, 2.7).

Crude divorce rate per 1,000 population, 2012–2021
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The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

In 2021 more than half (55.1 per cent) of divorced couples had common children aged under 18. After divorce, 6.2 thousand children were left in the family without one of the parents (usually without a father), in 2020 – 6.1 thousand. In 2012–2021, more than 68.8 thousand children were living in incomplete families.

Number of divorced couples with children aged 0–17, 2012–2021

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

In 2021, the average duration of the former marriage was 12.5 years. About one-sixth (17.9 per cent) of couples divorced after less than 10 years of marriage, 10.5 per cent – during the second decade of marriage, 4.4 per cent – after more than 25 years of marriage.

Divorces by duration of former marriage and age group of spouses, 2021

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	-	12	-	1	-	3	-	8	-	-	-	-
20–24	96	262	4	4	35	66	54	163	2	28	1	1
25–29	492	856	8	8	76	91	284	410	123	333	1	14
30–34	1,245	1,453	9	11	98	79	449	398	573	675	116	290
35–39	1,471	1,561	13	8	52	50	308	207	546	457	552	839
40–44	1,363	1,132	7	13	42	23	136	112	290	197	888	787
45–49	1,087	956	3	4	18	23	96	71	174	100	796	758
50–59	1,411	1,061	16	12	27	25	101	63	156	96	1,111	865
≥60	657	529	9	8	21	9	34	30	58	36	535	446

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

Divorces by citizenship group, 2012–2021

	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
2021	7,822	6,974	848	832	204	562	66	16
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

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

In 2021, the number of divorces per 100 marriages stood at 46.6 (in 2020, 49.3). 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, 36 will get divorced (in 2012, 45).

Total divorce rate, 2012–2021

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

Divorces by duration and order of former marriage, 2021

Number of divorced couples with common children (aged 0–17), 2021

Number of children aged 0–17 who after divorce stayed with one of the parents, 2021

Divorces by citizenship, 2021

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