Unemployment rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rate was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Lithuania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Lithuania stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Lithuania peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Lithuania 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 1.1% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rate in Lithuania was 6.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rate?
- Lithuania ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.