Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 34.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
34.1%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
43.3%
in 2011
All-time low
28.8%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania stood at 34.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania peaked at 43.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.1% | — |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.0% | 28.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 29.6% | 37.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 20 Türkiye 35.0% compare
- 21 Netherlands 34.5% compare
- 21 Netherlands 34.5% compare
- 23 Lithuania 34.1% compare
- 25 Spain 33.9% compare
- 26 Albania 33.0% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 33.0% 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Lithuania was 34.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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