Income and living conditions of the population of Lithuania
(edition 2023)

Depts and possibility to meet regular needs

 

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In order to meet consumption needs, households used not only their own but also borrowed funds. In 2022, 15.4 per cent of households had a consumer loan, study loan, were indebted for goods or services acquired by hire-purchase agreement. 14.5 per cent of urban households and 17.5 per cent of rural households had some loan (except housing loan). Compared to 2021, the share of households having a loan decreased by 1.7 percentage points. 27 per cent of households having loans stated that the repayment of a loan is not a financial burden, 14 per cent – a very heavy burden. In 2021, repayment of a loan was not considered as a burden by 32 per cent of households having a loan.


Burden of repayment of a loan on households, 2013–2022
All households with debts or loans – 100 per cent

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Households having to repay a loan

3 per cent of households living on disposable income were in a very difficult situation, i.e. were struggling to make ends meet, 12 per cent – were in a difficult situation, while 9 per cent – did not face the said problems. The most difficult situation was observed in households comprising one adult with at least one child: 4 per cent of such households indicated facing a very difficult situation.


Households having to repay a consumer loan, an educational loan, a hire purchase loan for goods or services by place of residence, 2021–2022

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Burden of repayment of a loan on households by place of residence, 2022

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Households by ability to make ends meet, 2022

By place of residence

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By household type

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By income quintile group

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Share of households which received or paid regular inter-household cash transfers by household type, 2022

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Households having to repay a consumer loan, an educational loan, a hire purchase loan for goods or services by income quintile group

Burden of repayment of a loan on households by income quintile group

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