Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania is 4.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania peaked at 13.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
That places Lithuania 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.9% | — |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -39.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -34.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +48.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +137.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +137.5% | 2.4% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.4% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 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 youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania?
- Youth employment rate by nuts 2 region in Lithuania was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for youth employment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Lithuania ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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