Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Lithuania

Lithuania: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 1.88 0-6 scale in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.88 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 7 countries
All-time high
2.25 0-6 scale
in 2014
All-time low
1.88 0-6 scale
in 2018
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Lithuania, 2014–2025

00.511.522.52014201920252014: 2.3 0-6 scale2015: 2.3 0-6 scale2016: 2.3 0-6 scale2017: 2.3 0-6 scale2018: 1.9 0-6 scale2019: 1.9 0-6 scale2020: 1.9 0-6 scale2021: 1.9 0-6 scale2022: 1.9 0-6 scale2023: 1.9 0-6 scale2024: 1.9 0-6 scale2025: 1.9 0-6 scale

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

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts) in Lithuania, 2014 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Türkiye 2.98 0-6 scale compare
  2. 3 Czechia 3.26 0-6 scale compare
  3. 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale
  4. 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
  5. 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
  6. 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare
  7. 6 Russia 3.06 0-6 scale
  8. 7 Chile 2.67 0-6 scale compare
  9. 7 Estonia 1.81 0-6 scale compare
  10. 8 Germany 2.6 0-6 scale compare
  11. 9 France 2.56 0-6 scale compare

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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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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

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