Public employment in Lithuania

Lithuania: Public employment was 1,377 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,377
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
35th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1,377
in 2024
All-time low
1,094
in 2010
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Public employment in Lithuania, 2005–2024

05001.0k1.5k2005201420242005: 1.1k2006: 1.1k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.3k2009: 1.2k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.3k2018: 1.3k2019: 1.3k2020: 1.3k2021: 1.3k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.4k2024: 1.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 1,377 for public employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public employment in Lithuania peaked at 1,377 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,094, in 2010.

That places Lithuania 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Public employment in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Public employment in Lithuania, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 1,102
2006 1,147 +4.1%
2007 1,292 +12.6%
2008 1,302 +0.8%
2009 1,154 -11.3%
2010 1,094 -5.2%
2011 1,134 +3.6%
2012 1,161 +2.4%
2013 1,186 +2.1%
2014 1,216 +2.5%
2015 1,240 +2.0%
2016 1,251 +0.9%
2017 1,261 +0.8%
2018 1,267 +0.5%
2019 1,288 +1.6%
2020 1,280 -0.6%
2021 1,306 +2.0%
2022 1,346 +3.1%
2023 1,364 +1.3%
2024 1,377 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,199 1,102 1,302 5
2010s 1,210 1,094 1,288 10
2020s 1,335 1,280 1,377 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 32 South Africa 1,976 compare
  2. 33 Croatia 1,684 compare
  3. 34 Azerbaijan 1,520 compare
  4. 36 Georgia 1,335 compare
  5. 37 Slovenia 1,102 compare
  6. 38 Latvia 839.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public employment in Lithuania?
Public employment in Lithuania was 1,377 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest public employment recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1,377 in 2024.
What is the lowest public employment recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,094 in 2010.
How does Lithuania rank for public employment?
Lithuania ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is public employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public employment
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
47 places, 681 data points, 1975–2024
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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. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.