At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania
Lithuania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.6%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2010
All-time low
16.7%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania peaked at 25.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.1% | — |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 16.7% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Türkiye 23.1% compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.9% compare
- 2 United Kingdom 21.9% compare
- 4 Lithuania 21.6% compare
- 6 Bulgaria 20.6% compare
- 7 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5439 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Lithuania was 21.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Lithuania ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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