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

Main sources of income

 

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In 2022, the main source of cash income of two out of three (65 per cent) households was income from employment. Income from paid employment was indicated as the main source of income by 57 per cent of households. 34 per cent of households indicated social transfers as the main source of income. Compared to 2021, relative share of households living on income from employment and share of households living on social transfers remained unchanged.

Particularly large number of persons living on social transfers was recorded in households composed of two adults, at least one aged 65 and older, and of a single person. Old‑age benefits were indicated as the main source of income by 64 per cent of households composed of two adults, at least one aged 65 and older, and by 42 per cent of households composed of a single person, while other social transfers – by 3 and 8 per cent respectively.

In 2022, social transfers were indicated as the main source of income by 35 per cent of households in urban areas and one third of households in rural areas; compared to 2021, the said share remained almost unchanged. Social transfers were indicated as the main source of income by 31 per cent of households living in the major cities and by 41 per cent of household living in other towns.


Households by main source of cash income and place of residents, 2022

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Households by main source of cash income and household type, 2022

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per centPer cent504285277778708180728877858921112157364216411101027863311265710112112222132Income from paid employment in cashIncome from self-employment in cashOld-age benefitsOther social transfersOther income Households without childrenSingle person2 adults, both <65 years, without children2 adults, at least one 65+ years or over, without children3 or more adults without children Households with childrenOne adult with at least one childTwo adults with one childTwo adults with two childrenTwo adults with three children and more3 or more adults with children05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

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Households by main source of cash income

Households by main source of cash income in counties

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