Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania
Lithuania: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 46 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2015
All-time low
3.1%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania peaked at 5.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.8% | — |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -32.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 3.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 3.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 127.67 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 44.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,069 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0741 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,444 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Lithuania was 3.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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