Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania was 20.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2020. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2021.

202120.9%
Change on 2020+0.9 pts
Rank5th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high22.92016
Series low18.62011

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania, 2004 to 2021

1819202122232004200720102013201620212004: 20.5 %2005: 20 %2006: 19.1 %2007: 20.9 %2008: 20.3 %2009: 20.5 %2010: 19.2 %2011: 18.6 %2012: 20.6 %2013: 19.1 %2014: 22.2 %2015: 21.9 %2016: 22.9 %2017: 22.9 %2018: 20.6 %2019: 20.9 %2020: 20 %2021: 20.9 %
%. Source: World Bank, Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 18 values
Period%
202120.9
202020
201920.9
201820.6
201722.9
201622.9
201521.9
201422.2
201319.1
201220.6
201118.6
201019.2
200920.5
200820.3
200720.9
200619.1
200520
200420.5

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population living below the national poverty line that each country sets. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, compiled from official government sources or computed by World Bank staff with the national line.

Each country sets its own line, so rates cannot be compared between countries; compare years within one country, and check for method changes, which can move the rate by many points. There is no World value. For the United States see poverty_rate, and for the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania?

Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania was 20.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2020. That is the 5th highest of 26 EU countries in 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest poverty rate at the national poverty line in Lithuania?

22.9% in 2016, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

Poverty rate at the national poverty line elsewhere in European Union (27)

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