Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Lithuania
Lithuania: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 18.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% 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 60% of the median in Lithuania is 18.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Lithuania peaked at 22.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.8% | — |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.0% | 22.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 18.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 49 Burundi 19.0% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 18.8%
- 51 Switzerland 18.8% compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.7% compare
- 54 France 18.7% compare
- 55 Morocco 18.7% 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Lithuania?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Lithuania was 18.7% 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 60% of the median recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Lithuania ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 60% 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 60% of the median.