Nurses — Health and social employment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nurses — Health and social employment was 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Nurses — Health and social employment in Lithuania, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, nurses — health and social employment in Lithuania stood at 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses — health and social employment in Lithuania peaked at 9.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2004 | 8.35 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 8.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 9.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 9.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.47 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.25 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.56 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.68 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 9.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 7.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 8.94 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.49 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 9.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Estonia 11.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Iceland 31.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Netherlands 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Poland 8.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Sweden 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Latvia 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Belgium 20.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Lithuania?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Lithuania was 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2021.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd out of 5 countries with data for 2025.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Nurses — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.