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

Gross and disposable income

 

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In 2022, household disposable income totalled, on average, EUR 1,504 per month, while household disposable income per capita – EUR 751 per month. Compared to 2021, disposable income increased by 2.7 per cent. In the major cities, disposable income of a household was by 45.7 per cent larger than in other towns and by 21.5 per cent larger than in rural areas. In order to compare income of households of different size and composition, the equivalised disposable income is calculated (the equivalised disposable income is calculated using the modified OECD equivalence scale), which in 2022 totalled EUR 1,065 per month. The largest equivalised disposable income were recorded in households composed of two adults younger than 65 years of age (EUR 1,350) and in those composed of two adults with one child  (EUR 1,273), while the smallest – in households composed of one adult with children and in those composed of a single person (EUR 746 and EUR 848 respectively).

In 2022, income from paid employment was indicated as the main source of income by 57 per cent of households. The equivalised disposable income of these households exceeded the average income by 11 per cent. Old‑age pension was indicated as the main source of income by 26 per cent of households; their income per equivalent adult made up 53 per cent of the average income. Other social transfers were indicated as the main source of income by 8 per cent of households; their income per equivalent adult made up 42 per cent of the average income.


Changes in disposable income in cash and in kind, 2021–2022

Per household per month

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4EUR1,4641,4641,4971,4971,6651,6651,2271,2271,3921,3921,5041,5041,5341,5341,7431,7431,1961,1961,4351,43520212022 All householdsUrban areas5 largest citiesOther townsRural areas05001,0001,5002,000

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Equivalised income per month

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4EUR1,0011,0011,0401,0401,1591,1598468469199191,0651,0651,1031,1031,2531,25385685698498420212022 All householdsUrban areas5 largest citiesOther townsRural areas02505007501,0001,2501,500

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In 2022, disposable income in cash per household averaged EUR 1,491 per month, equivalised disposable income in cash – EUR 1,056 per month. Compared to 2021, disposable income in cash per household increased by 2.9 per cent.

Disposable income in kind was significant in rural households only, where it accounted for 1.4 per cent of the total disposable income (in urban households, 0.6 per cent only). In terms of calculation of the inequality of income and at‑risk-of-poverty indicators, disposable income in kind is not taken into account.


Gross household income by place of residence, 2022
Per household per month, EUR

 

 

All households

Urban areas

of which

Rural areas

5 largest cities

other towns

Gross income

1

2,029.7

2,105.1

2,429.3

1,577.2

1,861.6

Taxes, social insurance contributions

2

528.8

570.0

689.6

375.2

437.0

Inter‑household cash transfers paid

3

9.5

9.5

9.0

10.4

9.3

Disposable income in cash

4 = 1 – 2 – 3

1,491.4

1,525.6

1,730.7

1,191.6

1,415.3

Income from paid em­ployment in kind

5

7.1

7.5

11.1

1.6

6.3

Income from self-employment in kind

6

5.1

1.4

0.7

2.5

13.3

Disposable income in cash and in kind

7 = 4 + 5 + 6

1,503.6

1,534.5

1,742.6

1,195.6

1,434.9

 

Structure of household disposable income in cash by place of residence, 2022

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Disposable income in cash, 2022

By place of residence
Per month

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4EUR1,4911,4911,5261,5261,7311,7311,1921,1921,4151,4157457457717718708706086086886881,0561,0561,0971,0971,2441,244853853970970Per householdPer capitaEquivalised income All householdsUrban areas5 largest citiesOther townsRural areas05001,0001,5002,000

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By main source of income
Per month

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4EUR1,8441,8442,3372,3376276276236233,6293,6298098091,0671,0674804802962961,7411,7411,1731,1731,5021,5025575574444442,6812,681Per householdPer capitaEquivalised incomeIncome from paid employmentIncome from self-employment in cashOld-age benefitsOther social transfersOther income01,0002,0003,0004,000

 

By household type
Per month

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4EUREUR1,2161,2168428422,0042,0041,2911,2912,4632,4632,2432,2431,2131,2132,3512,3512,5162,5162,8852,8853,2643,2648338421,0026467746444737846295546951,0138421,3368611,1791,1067421,2621,1491,0851,199Per householdPer capitaEquivalised 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 children02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,600

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Share of income from employment and social transfers in disposable income in cash by household type, 2022

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Composition of household disposable income in cash by place of residence

Disposable household income by region

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