Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Lithuania
Lithuania: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 17.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Lithuania stood at 17.8. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Lithuania peaked at 17.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6 | — |
| 2001 | 2.74 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.97 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.24 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.62 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 4.27 | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 5.06 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 5.9 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 16.3 | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 17.8 | +9.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 17.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 39% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 17.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.45 | 2.6 | 5.06 | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.65 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.97 | 10.3 | 17.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Lithuania?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Lithuania was 17.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Lithuania ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.