Status in employment in Lithuania

Lithuania: Status in employment was 88.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.32
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
89.41
in 2011
All-time low
79.07
in 2003
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Status in employment in Lithuania, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 83.41992: 82.91993: 82.21994: 81.31995: 80.71996: 80.41997: 80.31998: 80.41999: 79.52000: 80.32001: 79.82002: 79.22003: 79.12004: 81.22005: 82.82006: 832007: 85.42008: 88.32009: 882010: 89.12011: 89.42012: 88.92013: 88.22014: 87.92015: 87.72016: 87.72017: 882018: 88.32019: 88.32020: 88.22021: 88.42022: 88.12023: 88.12024: 88.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, status in employment in Lithuania stood at 88.32.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, status in employment in Lithuania peaked at 89.41 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.07, in 2003.

That places Lithuania 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Status in employment in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Status in employment in Lithuania, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 83.35 —
1992 82.89 -0.6%
1993 82.15 -0.9%
1994 81.33 -1.0%
1995 80.67 -0.8%
1996 80.36 -0.4%
1997 80.33 -0.0%
1998 80.43 +0.1%
1999 79.54 -1.1%
2000 80.32 +1.0%
2001 79.83 -0.6%
2002 79.23 -0.8%
2003 79.07 -0.2%
2004 81.16 +2.6%
2005 82.84 +2.1%
2006 83.01 +0.2%
2007 85.43 +2.9%
2008 88.32 +3.4%
2009 88.02 -0.3%
2010 89.12 +1.3%
2011 89.41 +0.3%
2012 88.95 -0.5%
2013 88.23 -0.8%
2014 87.9 -0.4%
2015 87.73 -0.2%
2016 87.67 -0.1%
2017 87.99 +0.4%
2018 88.33 +0.4%
2019 88.34 +0.0%
2020 88.24 -0.1%
2021 88.37 +0.2%
2022 88.07 -0.3%
2023 88.08 +0.0%
2024 88.32 +0.3%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 88.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 88.32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.31, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.23 79.54 83.35 9
2000s 82.72 79.07 88.32 10
2010s 88.37 87.67 89.41 10
2020s 88.22 88.07 88.37 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 20 Luxembourg 89.69 compare
  2. 21 Jordan 88.65 compare
  3. 22 Israel 88.57 compare
  4. 24 Hungary 88.21 compare
  5. 25 Bulgaria 88.06 compare
  6. 26 Estonia 87.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is status in employment in Lithuania?
Status in employment in Lithuania was 88.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest status in employment recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 89.41 in 2011.
What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 79.07 in 2003.
How does Lithuania rank for status in employment?
Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is status in employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Status in employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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