Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania
Lithuania: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 29.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 2006
All-time low
29.0%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania stood at 29.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania peaked at 40.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 32nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.3% | — |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 35.0% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.3% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 30.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.0% | 29.9% | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Lithuania was 29.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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