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.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Lithuania ranks 3rd of 46 countries on this measure, 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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 34.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 34.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.8% | 19.7% | 30.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 16.5% | 34.6% | 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 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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