Financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania
Lithuania: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 11.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania stood at 11.6. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania peaked at 41.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.6, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.7 | — |
| 2006 | 34.1 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 25.6 | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 27.9 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 35.7 | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 39.7 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 39.9 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.2 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 36.4 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 33 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 30.5 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 24 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5 | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6 | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 | 25.6 | 36.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.02 | 16.5 | 41.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More urban development data for Lithuania
- Population in the largest city 27.1% (2025)
- Population density 45.87 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in largest city 541,517 (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 4,314 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 96.0% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 8.64 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.7 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 69.67 (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Lithuania was 11.6 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6 in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the total housing cost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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