Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 126 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
126 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 37.0%
World rank
30th
of 45 countries
All-time high
284 Thousand persons
in 2001
All-time low
64 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
24
1997–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania, 1997–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania is 126 Thousand persons, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 37.0% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania peaked at 284 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64 Thousand persons, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 224 Thousand persons | — |
| 1998 | 230 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 245 Thousand persons | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 274 Thousand persons | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 284 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 223 Thousand persons | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 204 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 173 Thousand persons | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 130 Thousand persons | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 88 Thousand persons | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 64 Thousand persons | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 88 Thousand persons | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 211 Thousand persons | +139.8% |
| 2010 | 270 Thousand persons | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 228 Thousand persons | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 197 Thousand persons | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 172 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 158 Thousand persons | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 134 Thousand persons | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 116 Thousand persons | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 103 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 90 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 92 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 126 Thousand persons | +37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233 Thousand persons | 224 Thousand persons | 245 Thousand persons | 3 |
| 2000s | 173.9 Thousand persons | 64 Thousand persons | 284 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 156 Thousand persons | 90 Thousand persons | 270 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 126 Thousand persons | 126 Thousand persons | 126 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,214 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,566 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,458 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Lithuania was 126 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 284 Thousand persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 Thousand persons in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Lithuania ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. 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 and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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