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.
Unemployment rate in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +1050.0% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +136.6% |
| 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% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 6.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 6.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1050.0% | 1.2% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | +136.6% | 5.8% | 13.8% |
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 |
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 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.