Lithuania: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Lithuania's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) fell 2.14 percentage points on 2024 (from 16.21% to 14.08%).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was −0.35 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.56 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.21 percentage points in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.14 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Lithuania had the 34th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lithuania in the 2025 ranking

• Türkiye — 31st of 81: 15.33%
• United Kingdom — 32nd of 81: 15.2%
• Latvia — 33rd of 81: 14.8%
• Norway — 35th of 81: 14.05%
• Hungary — 36th of 81: 13.94%
• Canada — 37th of 81: 13.84%

What this measures

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Albania — 22.38% (2024)
• Armenia — 21.17% (2023)
• Austria — 12.16% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 13.55% (2022)
• Belarus — 9.32% (2025)
• Belgium — 17.42% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 30.74% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 13.12% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Lithuania

• Net migration — -24,618 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 34.72% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.05% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 36.92% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 77.37% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 80.11% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 78.75% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Lithuania's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?

14.08% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is down 11.71 percentage points from 25.79% in 1997. The highest value was 35.71% in 2010 and the lowest 8.4% in 2007.

How does Lithuania rank?

34th highest of 81 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) unusual for Lithuania?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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