Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania, 1993–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania stood at 13.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania peaked at 16.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.7% | — |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +15.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More infrastructure data for Lithuania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 201,462 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 201,462 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.37 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Lithuania was 13.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Lithuania ranks 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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