Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies was 26.6 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania stood at 26.6 Thousand persons.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania peaked at 41.4 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.3 Thousand persons, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 21st of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2014 | 36.2 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 32.5 Thousand persons | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 24.5 Thousand persons | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 21.7 Thousand persons | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.3 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 32.1 Thousand persons | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 23 Thousand persons | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 22 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 24.2 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 30 Thousand persons | +24.0% |
| 2025 | 26.6 Thousand persons | -11.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 26.6 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.9 Thousand persons, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 26.6 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 63 Thousand persons, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +58.1% | 20.3 Thousand persons | 32.1 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.29 Thousand persons | 20.3 Thousand persons | 41.4 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.32 Thousand persons | 22 Thousand persons | 32.1 Thousand persons | 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 unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania?
- Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania was 26.6 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by sex, age and other typologies?
- Lithuania ranks 21st out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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