Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania
Lithuania: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 18.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania, 2004–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania is 18.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania peaked at 27.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2016.
Lithuania ranks 28th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.7% | — |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.0% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 16.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 18.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.0% compare
- 26 Israel 22.0% compare
- 27 New Zealand 21.9% compare
- 29 Latvia 18.2% compare
- 30 United States of America 16.8% compare
- 31 Türkiye 16.5% 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Lithuania was 18.4% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Lithuania ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.