Trend of Annual Unemployment Rate of Lithuania

Updated on May 15, 2026.

According to recent data from the World Bank, the total unemployment rate of Lithuania was 6.73% in 2026, a difference of -0.12 points compared to 2025; and the total labor force of Lithuania in 2026 was 1,530,608. The most recent figures on male and female unemployment rates were 7.1% and 6.35% respectively in 2026.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the total, male, and female unemployment rates of Lithuania for 1992-2026.

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The World Bank defines unemployment rate as "the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment".

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Annual Unemployment Rate of Lithuania (%)

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Female

Trend of Annual Unemployment Rate of Lithuania

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Year	Total Unempl.(%)	Male Unempl.(%)	Female Unempl.(%)
1991	1.1	1.11	1.09
1992	1.2	1.22	1.18
1993	13.8	13.98	13.61
1994	13.8	13.98	13.61
1995	17.54	17.76	17.3
1996	16.4	16.61	16.17
1997	14.13	14.31	13.94
1998	13.71	15.38	11.86
1999	13.39	14.66	12.06
2000	15.93	18.21	13.61
2001	16.84	19.51	14.1
2002	13.01	13.22	12.78
2003	12.87	12.55	13.2
2004	10.68	10.32	11.07
2005	8.32	8.12	8.54
2006	5.78	5.95	5.61
2007	4.25	4.17	4.33
2008	5.83	6.02	5.63
2009	13.79	17.09	10.52
2010	17.81	21.19	14.52
2011	15.39	17.91	12.91
2012	13.37	15.2	11.57
2013	11.77	13.07	10.48
2014	10.7	12.18	9.22
2015	9.12	10.1	8.16
2016	7.86	9.1	6.65
2017	7.07	8.5	5.67
2018	6.15	6.89	5.41
2019	6.26	7.02	5.49
2020	8.49	9.27	7.69
2021	7.11	7.61	6.61
2022	5.96	6.43	5.48
2023	6.84	7.3	6.37
2024	6.85	7.31	6.38
2025	6.73	7.1	6.35