Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Lithuania
Lithuania: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Lithuania, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.88 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Lithuania peaked at 2.25 0-6 scale in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.88 0-6 scale, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.25 0-6 scale | — |
| 2015 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.25 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.88 0-6 scale | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.88 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.13 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 2.25 0-6 scale | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 1.88 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 3 Türkiye 2.98 0-6 scale compare
- 3 Czechia 3.26 0-6 scale compare
- 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale
- 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Russia 3.06 0-6 scale
- 7 Chile 2.67 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Estonia 1.81 0-6 scale compare
- 8 Germany 2.6 0-6 scale compare
- 9 France 2.56 0-6 scale compare
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Lithuania?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Lithuania was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 0-6 scale in 2014.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Lithuania ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org