Labour force participation in Lithuania
The ILO estimates that 62.9% of people aged 15 and over in Lithuania were in the labour force in 2025.
Lithuania, 2025
62.9%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
60.3%
Position in 2025
83rd of 181
Labour force participation in Lithuania over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Lithuania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.9% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 63.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.2%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Lithuania has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Lithuania
All statistics for Lithuania
Women's labour force participation
57.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
58.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
2.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
80.0%
2025 · Eurostat