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

Communication with relatives and friends

 

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One in five people aged 16 or older indicated contacting relatives (not living together) by phone, post, Internet on a daily basis. Almost two thirds (64.1 per cent) of the population aged 16 or older communicated with relatives at a distance at least once a week. 27.6 per cent of persons indicated getting together with relatives (not living together) at least once a week. Young people meet with their relatives slightly less often than older people.


Communication with family members (relatives) who do not live together by persons aged 16 and older, in the last 12 months

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59.8 per cent of people aged 16 or older communicated with friends at least once a week at a distance (by phone, Internet, post), 29.2 per cent – met in person. One in three (30.2 per cent) persons aged 16–24 communicated with friends in person every day, two thirds (64.5 per cent) – communicated at a distance. With age, communication with friends becomes rarer, the number of friends decreases. 15.4 per cent of persons aged 65 or older have indicated that they never meet with friends or have no friends at all, while one in four (25.7 per cent) – meet less often than once a month. Live meetings with friends were partly compensated by communication by telephone or Internet: 43.9 per cent of persons of retirement age communicated with friends at a distance at least once a week, and of them, one in five – on a daily basis.


Communication with friends by persons aged 16 or older, in the last 12 months

Created with Highcharts 6.1.4Per centPer cent630442196520118234125191641264644362717322922217212622197202119828101019415232660479603415503314DailyEvery week, but not dailySeveral times a month, but not weeklyOnce a monthAt least once a year, but less than once a monthNever or has no friends Getting together with friends, not living together All persons aged 16 and older Aged 16–24 Aged 25–49 Aged 50–64 Aged 65 and older Contacting friends, not living together, by phone, post, Internet All persons aged 16 and olderAged 16–24Aged 25–49Aged 50–64Aged 65 and older05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

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