Income and living conditions of the population of Lithuania (edition 2020)

Housing problems

 

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10 per cent of population were living in dwellings lacking an indoor flushing toilet, 10 per cent – a bath or shower. 14 per cent of residents were living in dwellings with a leaking roof, rot in window frames, floor or damp walls. 13 per cent of residents complained about noise, 17 per cent – about air and environmental pollution.

Housing quality in urban and rural areas contrasted sharply. In urban areas, 3 per cent of persons were living in dwellings lacking an indoor flushing toilet, in rural areas – 24 per cent, a bath or shower – 4 and 21 per cent respectively.

Three out of four (77 per cent) did not face any of the said housing problems: in urban areas – 82, in rural areas – 66 per cent.

Persons living below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold, compared to other persons, lived in dwellings of poorer quality, 25 per cent lived in dwellings lacking an indoor flushing toilet, 25 per cent – a bath or shower. 4 per cent of individuals were facing all four problems mentioned, 60 per cent did not face any of the said housing problems.

In 2019, 23 per cent of population were living in dwellings considered to be overcrowded. Such problem was most common for households comprised of two adults with three and more children (50 per cent).


Share of persons affected by material deprivation in the dwelling dimension, 2019

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per centPer cent1414101010106611116666552424252525251010 All personsAbove the at-risk-of-poverty thresholdBelow the at-risk-of-poverty thresholdLeaking roof, damp walls / floors, or rot in window frames or floorLack of indoor flushing toiletLack of bath or showerDwelling is too dark, not enough light01020358131518232528

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By place of residence

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per centPer cent14141010101066111133447720202424212166All personsUrban areasRural areasLeaking roof, damp walls / floors, or rot in window frames or floorLack of indoor flushing toiletLack of bath or showerDwelling is too dark, not enough light02468101214161820222426

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By income quintile group

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per centPer cent2424252525251010202014141313771111776644101033226655111144IIIIIIIVVIncome quintile groupsLeaking roof, damp walls / floors, or rot in window frames or floorLack of indoor flushing toiletLack of bath or showerDwelling is too dark, not enough light0246810121416182022242628

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Number of rooms in a dwelling, the percentage of population living in dwellings which are considered to be overcrowded and in dwellings with less than one room per person, 2019

By place of residence

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By household type

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

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