In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania
Lithuania: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2010
All-time low
5.6%
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania peaked at 10.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.8% | — |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 19 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 5.7% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 5.7% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 5.7% compare
- 22 Lithuania 5.6% compare
- 24 Croatia 5.3% compare
- 24 Montenegro 5.3% compare
- 24 Sweden 5.3% compare
- 24 Croatia 5.3% 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Lithuania was 5.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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