Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 20.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 20.9% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.5% | — |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 20.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 2 |
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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Lithuania was 20.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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