Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 86.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania stood at 86.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania peaked at 87.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.4, in 2008.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47.4 | — |
| 1999 | 65.4 | +38.0% |
| 2000 | 68.8 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 68 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 61.2 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 51.8 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 58.8 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 59.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.8 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 51.1 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 45.4 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 65.8 | +44.9% |
| 2010 | 84.2 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 87 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.1 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 81.1 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 78.6 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.2 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.4 | +9.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 86.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.4, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 86.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.05, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total 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 | +44.9% | 45.4 | 65.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4 | 47.4 | 65.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.58 | 45.4 | 68.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5 | 78.1 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 1 |
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 methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Lithuania was 86.4 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4 in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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