Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania is 5.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania peaked at 16.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 14th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.2% | — |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +20.4% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +54.5% | 4.4% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 4.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 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 sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies in Lithuania was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies?
- Lithuania ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 sex, age and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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