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

Household composition

 

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In 2020, the average household size was 2.18 persons (in urban and rural areas – 2.19 and 2.16 persons respectively). There were 1.72 adults and 0.46 dependent children per household.

Households composed of a single person accounted for 38 per cent of the total number of households. Households composed of families with children made up 29 per cent of the total number of households: in urban areas – 31 per cent, in rural areas – 25 per cent. In urban areas, there were more one-parent families, consisting of one adult with dependent children, while in rural areas – more households composed of one person. In urban areas, one-parent families accounted for 6 per cent, in rural areas – 3 per cent, one-person – 37 and 40 per cent respectively.


Households by type, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Single person38.0 per centSingle person38.0 per cent2 adults, both <65 years, without children13.6 per cent2 adults, both <65 years, without children13.6 per cent2 adults, at least one ≥65 years, without children11.9 per cent2 adults, at least one ≥65 years, without children11.9 per cent3 or more adults without children7.6 per cent3 or more adults without children7.6 per cent1 adult with at least 1 child5.5 per cent1 adult with at least 1 child5.5 per cent2 adults with 1 child8.9 per cent2 adults with 1 child8.9 per cent2 adults with 2 children8.6 per cent2 adults with 2 children8.6 per cent2 adults with ≥3 children1.6 per cent2 adults with ≥3 children1.6 per cent3 or more adults with children4.4 per cent3 or more adults with children4.4 per cent

 

Households by type and county, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per cent707073737373717166667676656571716868828239394141414138383636373731313636282845453030272727272929343425253535292933331818Households without childrenof which single personHouseholds with childrenVilnius countyAlytus countyKaunas countyKlaipėda countyMarijampolė countyPanevėžys countyŠiauliai countyTauragė countyTelšiai countyUtena county020406080100

 

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