Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Lithuania
Lithuania: Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 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 extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Lithuania is 1.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Lithuania peaked at 14.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.07 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0884 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1225 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2037 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Lithuania?
- Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Lithuania was 1.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time?
- Lithuania ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.