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.
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 | Value | 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, 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 | 8.85 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 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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