Income and living conditions of the population of Lithuania
(edition 2023)
Housing expenditure
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Although 88 per cent of households were living in their own houses or apartments, 21 per cent of the population were living in dwellings with less than one room per person¹: in urban areas – 23 per cent, in rural areas – 18 per cent.
Household expenditure on housing maintenance (rent, payment for electricity, gas, heating, water supply or other utilities, interest on mortgage, housing insurance, allowances for heating and water supply) made up 8.7 per cent of the disposable income. Compared to 2021, share of disposable income spent on housing maintenance increased by 0.4 percentage points. The largest share of disposable income spent on housing maintenance was recorded for one-person households (12.7 per cent). Housing expenditure of households living below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold accounted for 23 per cent of disposable income.
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1 A separate kitchen is included in the number of rooms if the space is used not only for cooking.
Share of disposable income spent on housing maintenance, 2022
By place of residence
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By household type
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