Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania
Lithuania: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 34.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 34.6% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania peaked at 34.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.6% | — |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +45.7% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +27.3% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.8% | 19.7% | 30.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 16.5% | 34.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Lithuania was 34.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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