Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region was 6.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Lithuania is 6.9, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Lithuania peaked at 17.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.4 | — |
| 2000 | 16 | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 16.9 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 13 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7 | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3 | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8 | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 5.8 | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8 | +137.9% |
| 2010 | 17.8 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 15.4 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5 | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 6 | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 6.9 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 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 | +137.9% | 5.8 | 13.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.75 | 4.3 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 6.2 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 | 6 | 8.5 | 6 |
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Lithuania was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region?
- Lithuania ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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