Population of Lithuania (edition 2020)

Divorces

 

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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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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

< 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 EU citizens

between nationals and non-EU citizens

not indicated

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

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More:

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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