Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania peaked at 17.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 159th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.6% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 8.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 6 |
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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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lithuania was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Lithuania ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.