Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Lithuania
20.9% of people in Lithuania lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Lithuania, 2021
20.9%
Change from 2020
+0.9percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
33rd of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Lithuania over time
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Lithuania
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.9% |
| 2020 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% |
| 2016 | 22.9% |
| 2015 | 21.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 19.1% |
| 2012 | 20.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% |
| 2010 | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 20.5% |
| 2008 | 20.3% |
| 2007 | 20.9% |
| 2006 | 19.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% |
| 2004 | 20.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 20.0% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 18.6%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Lithuania has the 33rd highest value.
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Poverty or social exclusion rate
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Income inequality (Gini)
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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
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Severe material and social deprivation
5.5%p (Provisional)
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