Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 7.1% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Lithuania peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +136.5% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +3.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.5× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 7.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 | +136.5% | 5.8% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 5 |
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 rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Lithuania was 7.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Lithuania ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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