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

Lithuania: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 12.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.8 %
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
32.8 %
in 1999
All-time low
12.7 %
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024

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

01020301998201120241998: 28.4 %1999: 32.8 %2000: 31.5 %2001: 29.1 %2002: 31 %2003: 30.7 %2004: 27.8 %2005: 24.9 %2006: 23.9 %2007: 19.6 %2008: 15 %2009: 16.2 %2010: 15.3 %2011: 14.3 %2012: 16.6 %2013: 16.7 %2014: 17.7 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 15.1 %2017: 16.3 %2018: 16.2 %2019: 14.2 %2020: 13.6 %2021: 13.4 %2022: 14.2 %2023: 12.7 %2024: 12.8 %

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 12.8 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Lithuania peaked at 32.8 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.7 %, in 2023.

That places Lithuania 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Lithuania, 1998 to 2024.
Year % Change
1998 28.4 %
1999 32.8 % +15.5%
2000 31.5 % -4.0%
2001 29.1 % -7.6%
2002 31 % +6.5%
2003 30.7 % -1.0%
2004 27.8 % -9.4%
2005 24.9 % -10.4%
2006 23.9 % -4.0%
2007 19.6 % -18.0%
2008 15 % -23.5%
2009 16.2 % +8.0%
2010 15.3 % -5.6%
2011 14.3 % -6.5%
2012 16.6 % +16.1%
2013 16.7 % +0.6%
2014 17.7 % +6.0%
2015 17.2 % -2.8%
2016 15.1 % -12.2%
2017 16.3 % +7.9%
2018 16.2 % -0.6%
2019 14.2 % -12.3%
2020 13.6 % -4.2%
2021 13.4 % -1.5%
2022 14.2 % +6.0%
2023 12.7 % -10.6%
2024 12.8 % +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.6 % 28.4 % 32.8 % 2
2000s 24.97 % 15 % 31.5 % 10
2010s 15.96 % 14.2 % 17.7 % 10
2020s 13.34 % 12.7 % 14.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 60 Sweden 13.3 % compare
  2. 61 Estonia 13 % compare
  3. 63 Bulgaria 11.3 % compare
  4. 64 Luxembourg 11.2 % compare
  5. 65 Russian Federation 10.7 % 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 12.8 % 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 32.8 % in 1999.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 12.7 % in 2023.
How does Lithuania rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Lithuania ranks 62nd 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 down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.