At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania
Lithuania: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.6%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 2017
All-time low
18.6%
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania stood at 22.6%.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania peaked at 22.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2012.
That places Lithuania 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +5.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 22.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 22.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.0% | 22.6% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Lithuania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania was 22.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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