Informal employment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Informal employment was 62.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Lithuania, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment in Lithuania stood at 62.04.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Lithuania peaked at 77.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.55, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 68th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Informal employment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.81 | — |
| 2011 | 59.83 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.26 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 51.66 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 44.54 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 50.27 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 51.39 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 40.39 | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 35.55 | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 36.68 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 37.93 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 57.95 | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 52.79 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 63.29 | +19.9% |
| 2024 | 77.41 | +22.3% |
| 2025 | 62.04 | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.34 | 35.55 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.57 | 37.93 | 77.41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 65 North Macedonia 83.72 compare
- 66 Norway 81.1 compare
- 67 Latvia 69.24 compare
- 69 Denmark 59.02 compare
- 70 Switzerland 49.1 compare
- 71 Brunei Darussalam 47.7 compare
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 62.04 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.55 in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for informal employment?
- Lithuania ranks 68th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.