Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 85.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania is 85.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania peaked at 86.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2003.
That places Lithuania 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.6% | — |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.8% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 79.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 85.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 85.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 75.7% | 79.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 75.5% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.3% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.0% | 85.6% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Lithuania was 85.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2003.
- How does Lithuania rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Lithuania ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.