Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania peaked at 1.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
That places Lithuania 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lithuania was 1.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lithuania ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).