Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation was 6.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania is 6.9, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania peaked at 17.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.7 | — |
| 1999 | 13.4 | -2.2% |
| 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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 6.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.05, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 6.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation 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 | 13.55 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.75 | 4.3 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 6.2 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 | 6 | 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 rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania was 6.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation?
- Lithuania ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation 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 degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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