Income and living conditions of the population of Lithuania (edition 2021)

Gross and disposable income

In 2020, household disposable income totalled, on average, EUR 1,318 per month, while household disposable income per capita – EUR 605 per month. Compared to 2019, disposable income increased by 13.6 per cent. In the major cities, disposable income of a household was by 45.8 per cent larger than in other towns and by 33 per cent larger than in rural areas. In order to compare income of households of different size and composition, the equivalised disposable income is calculated (the equivalised disposable income is calculated using the modified OECD equivalence scale), which in 2020 totalled EUR 883 per month. The largest equivalised disposable income were recorded in households composed of two adults younger than 65 years of age (EUR 1,079) and in those composed of two adults with one child (EUR 1,048), while the smallest – in households composed of one adult with children and in those composed of a single person (EUR 559 and EUR 669 respectively).

In 2020, income from paid employment was indicated as the main source of income by 59 per cent of households. The equivalised disposable income of these households exceeded the average income by 10 per cent. Old‑age pension was indicated as the main source of income by 26 per cent of households; their income per equivalent adult made up 54 per cent of the average income. Other social transfers were indicated as the main source of income by 7 per cent of households; their income per equivalent adult made up 39 per cent of the average income.

Changes in disposable income in cash and in kind, 2019–2020

Per household per month

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators

Equivalised income per month

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In 2020, disposable income in cash per household averaged EUR 1,305 per month, equivalised disposable income in cash – EUR 874 per month. Compared to 2019, disposable income in cash per household increased by 13.2 per cent.

Disposable income in kind was significant in rural households only, where it accounted for 1.7 per cent of the total disposable income (in urban households, 0.8 per cent only). In terms of calculation of the inequality of income and at-risk-of-poverty indicators, disposable income in kind is not taken into account.

Gross household income by place of residence, 2020
Per household per month, EUR

		All households	Urban areas	of which		Rural areas
		All households	Urban areas	5 largest cities	other towns	Rural areas
Gross income	1	1,769.9	1,896.5	2,188.1	1,434.9	1,511.5
Taxes, social insurance contributions	2	461.0	518.2	621.6	354.6	344.2
Inter‑household cash transfers paid	3	4.2	4.6	5.1	3.9	3.3
Disposable income in cash	4 = 1 – 2 – 3	1,304.7	1,373.7	1,561.4	1,076.5	1,163.9
Income from paid employment in kind	5	8.2	9.0	13.1	2.4	6.5
Income from self-employment in kind	6	5.3	1.0	0.7	2.4	13.5
Disposable income in cash and in kind	7 = 4 + 5 + 6	1,318.2	1,384.0	1,575.2	1,081.3	1,184.0