Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Lithuania
Lithuania: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 19 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 19 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Lithuania peaked at 28 Hours per week in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19 Hours per week, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24 Hours per week | — |
| 2006 | 28 Hours per week | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 28 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 Hours per week | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 23 Hours per week | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 25 Hours per week | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 Hours per week | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24 Hours per week | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 Hours per week | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 20 Hours per week | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 28 Hours per week | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.2 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 26 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 26 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Lithuania?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Lithuania was 19 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 28 Hours per week in 2006.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 Hours per week in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.