Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data was 134 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
134 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 42.6%
World rank
32nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
290 Thousand persons
in 2001
All-time low
60 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
24
1997–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Lithuania, 1997–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 134 Thousand persons for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in 2020.
That represents a change of up 42.6% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Lithuania peaked at 290 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60 Thousand persons, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 32nd 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 - quarterly data in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 225 Thousand persons | — |
| 1998 | 225 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 271 Thousand persons | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 280 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 290 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 209 Thousand persons | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 188 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 166 Thousand persons | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 112 Thousand persons | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 76 Thousand persons | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 60 Thousand persons | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 120 Thousand persons | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 237 Thousand persons | +97.5% |
| 2010 | 265 Thousand persons | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 203 Thousand persons | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 193 Thousand persons | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 167 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 148 Thousand persons | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 129 Thousand persons | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 112 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 97 Thousand persons | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 87 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 94 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 134 Thousand persons | +42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240.33 Thousand persons | 225 Thousand persons | 271 Thousand persons | 3 |
| 2000s | 173.8 Thousand persons | 60 Thousand persons | 290 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.5 Thousand persons | 87 Thousand persons | 265 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 134 Thousand persons | 134 Thousand persons | 134 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 - quarterly data in Lithuania?
- Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Lithuania was 134 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 290 Thousand persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 Thousand persons in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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 - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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