At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania
Lithuania: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 43 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2019
All-time low
15.4%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania stood at 16.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania peaked at 23.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2015.
Lithuania ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.4% | — |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 16.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 16.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 15.4% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.9% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Lithuania was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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