Subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania
Lithuania: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11.8%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2010
All-time low
11.4%
in 2024
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 11.8% for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania peaked at 37.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.7% | — |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 11.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 11.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 19.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 15.0% | 6 |
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Lithuania was 11.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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