At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania
Lithuania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania is 36.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania peaked at 44.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 8th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.4% | — |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.3% | 37.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 35.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.0% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 included in) in Lithuania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Lithuania was 36.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Lithuania ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 included in 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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