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Marriage in Lithuania lasts 13 years on average
Petras Vaida, BC, Vilnius, 11.05.2012.
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Print versionIn 2011, marriage in Lithuania lasted 13.2 years on average and slightly increased from 2010 when it accounted for 13 years, says Statistics Lithuania.
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In 2011, a total of 10,300 divorces were administered in Lithuania, a 3% increase from the previous year. From 2007 to 2011, the divorce rate remained unchanged with 3 cases of divorce per 1,000 residents, writes LETA.
In the year from 2010 to 2011, there were 54 divorces per 100 marriages, while in 2007 the rate stood at 49.
Last year, all in all 10,300 babies were born outside marriage which accounts for 30% of all births in the period. Back in 2007, it made up 29%.
Among the European Union member-states, the biggest rates of babies born of unwed parents in 2010 was registered in Estonia (59%), Sweden and Bulgaria (both 54%), while Greek rate was the lowest of all with a bit above 6%.
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