Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Lithuania
Lithuania: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 24.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Lithuania, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Lithuania stood at 24.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Lithuania peaked at 41.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.0% | — |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.3% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Lithuania?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Lithuania was 24.8% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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