Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania
Lithuania: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 13.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania is 13.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania peaked at 16.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1993.
Lithuania ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.7% | — |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +66.2% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 11.9% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 4 |
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Lithuania was 13.3% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.