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. Measured in Percentage.
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 44th out of 49 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 | Percentage | 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 | 33.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -12.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 11.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.2%, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 25.6% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 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 46.15 people per sq. km of land area (2024)
- 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 Number (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 Number (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 Million euro (2023)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 6,114 Number (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 44th out of 49 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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