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.
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 |
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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.