Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 78.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania peaked at 78.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2006.
Lithuania ranks 33rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.1% | — |
| 1991 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 74.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 78.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.0% | 72.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 67.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 70.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Lithuania was 78.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2006.
- How does Lithuania rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.