Estonia vs Lithuania: Employment by status
Estonia
87.9%
in 2024
Lithuania
88.3%
in 2024
Estonia rank
26th
Lithuania rank
23rd
Employment by status over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 88.3% against 87.9% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 81.2% | 4.8% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 82.7% | 4.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 88.4% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.2% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by status, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 88.3% against 87.9% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in employment by status between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for employment by status?
- Estonia ranks 26th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Employment by status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.