Informal employment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Informal employment was 32.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Lithuania, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 32.6% for informal employment in 2024.
That represents a change of up 67.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Lithuania peaked at 38.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31.6% | — |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +67.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.2% | 38.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 19.5% | 34.5% | 5 |
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 informal employment in Lithuania?
- Informal employment in Lithuania was 32.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for informal employment?
- Lithuania ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).