Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 5.7% for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania peaked at 11.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.0% | — |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +89.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +48.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +19.2% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 6 |
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- 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 share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Lithuania was 5.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Lithuania ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of urban population living in inadequate housing rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).