Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania
Lithuania: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania, 1994–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania peaked at 17.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 65th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.3% | — |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.9% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +37.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +136.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 6.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.4× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 6.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +136.6% | 5.8% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 13.4% | 17.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Lithuania was 6.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Lithuania ranks 65th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.