Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania
Lithuania: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania, 1993–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 206.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Lithuania was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Lithuania ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.