Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment was 107.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania is 107.8, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania peaked at 278 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.4, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 235.4 | — |
| 1999 | 229.9 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 269 | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 278 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 212.5 | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 217.6 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 170.9 | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 130.3 | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 87.7 | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 64.4 | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 88.3 | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 210.6 | +138.5% |
| 2010 | 270.4 | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 228 | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 196.8 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 172.5 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 158 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 134 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 116.2 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 103.1 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 90 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 126 | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 104.8 | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 90 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 105.8 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 111.8 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 107.8 | -3.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 107.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 212.7, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 107.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 216.5, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +138.5% | 88.3 | 210.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232.65 | 229.9 | 235.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 172.93 | 64.4 | 278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.1 | 90 | 270.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.7 | 90 | 126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania?
- Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment in Lithuania was 107.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 278 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by duration of unemployment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4 in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployed persons by duration of unemployment?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by duration of unemployment rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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