France vs Lithuania: Unemployment rate,Percent

France
7.5%
in 2025
Lithuania
8.5%
in 2026
France rank
15th
Lithuania rank
12th

Unemployment rate,Percent over time

  • France
  • Lithuania
2.557.51012.515199020082026

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8.5% against 7.5% in France, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was France ahead.

France ranks 15th and Lithuania ranks 12th of 71 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 9.9% 6.0% 3.9% France
2000s 8.0% 7.7% 0.3% France
2010s 9.3% 10.0% 0.7% Lithuania
2020s 7.4% 10.1% 2.7% Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment rate,percent, France or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 8.5% against 7.5% in France as of 2026.
What is the difference in unemployment rate,percent between France and Lithuania?
1.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do France and Lithuania rank globally for unemployment rate,percent?
France ranks 15th and Lithuania ranks 12th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed