ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Lithuania

Lithuania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 87.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.2 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 72 countries
All-time high
87.3 %
in 2023
All-time low
67.2 %
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Lithuania, 1998–2024

0204060801998201120241998: 71.6 %1999: 67.2 %2000: 68.5 %2001: 70.9 %2002: 69 %2003: 69.3 %2004: 72.2 %2005: 75.1 %2006: 76.1 %2007: 80.4 %2008: 85 %2009: 83.8 %2010: 84.7 %2011: 85.7 %2012: 83.4 %2013: 83.3 %2014: 82.3 %2015: 82.8 %2016: 84.9 %2017: 83.7 %2018: 83.8 %2019: 85.8 %2020: 86.4 %2021: 86.6 %2022: 85.8 %2023: 87.3 %2024: 87.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Lithuania is 87.2 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Lithuania peaked at 87.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.2 %, in 1999.

That places Lithuania 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Lithuania, 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 71.6 %
1999 67.2 % -6.1%
2000 68.5 % +1.9%
2001 70.9 % +3.5%
2002 69 % -2.7%
2003 69.3 % +0.4%
2004 72.2 % +4.2%
2005 75.1 % +4.0%
2006 76.1 % +1.3%
2007 80.4 % +5.7%
2008 85 % +5.7%
2009 83.8 % -1.4%
2010 84.7 % +1.1%
2011 85.7 % +1.2%
2012 83.4 % -2.7%
2013 83.3 % -0.1%
2014 82.3 % -1.2%
2015 82.8 % +0.6%
2016 84.9 % +2.5%
2017 83.7 % -1.4%
2018 83.8 % +0.1%
2019 85.8 % +2.4%
2020 86.4 % +0.7%
2021 86.6 % +0.2%
2022 85.8 % -0.9%
2023 87.3 % +1.7%
2024 87.2 % -0.1%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 87.2 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 87.2 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.4 % 67.2 % 71.6 % 2
2000s 75.03 % 68.5 % 85 % 10
2010s 84.04 % 82.3 % 85.8 % 10
2020s 86.66 % 85.8 % 87.3 % 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 8 Russian Federation 89.3 % compare
  2. 9 Bulgaria 88.7 % compare
  3. 10 Luxembourg 88.1 % compare
  4. 12 Estonia 87 % compare
  5. 13 Sweden 86.7 % compare
  6. 14 Croatia 86 % compare
  7. 14 Cyprus 86 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Lithuania?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Lithuania was 87.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 87.3 % in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 67.2 % in 1999.
How does Lithuania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Lithuania ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.