Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Lithuania

Labor force in Lithuania in 2025 — 1,553,918 people. Ranked 129 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.8%.

2025 1.55M people −0.04% vs 2024
World rank 129of 182
Period maximum 1.91M people1990
Period minimum 1.47M people2013

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Lithuania, 1990–20251.4M1.6M1.8M2M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,913,853 people1991: 1,898,608 people1992: 1,877,293 people1993: 1,849,983 people1994: 1,822,222 people1995: 1,795,413 people1996: 1,768,048 people1997: 1,740,017 people1998: 1,713,133 people1999: 1,715,516 people2000: 1,685,904 people2001: 1,645,989 people2002: 1,626,250 people2003: 1,681,096 people2004: 1,590,937 people2005: 1,551,720 people2006: 1,509,125 people2007: 1,508,699 people2008: 1,511,065 people2009: 1,519,175 people2010: 1,492,230 people2011: 1,480,384 people2012: 1,471,758 people2013: 1,465,703 people2014: 1,478,569 people2015: 1,470,288 people2016: 1,479,370 people2017: 1,466,105 people2018: 1,473,979 people2019: 1,481,171 people2020: 1,494,750 people2021: 1,485,276 people2022: 1,509,407 people2023: 1,536,989 people2024: 1,554,585 people2025: 1,553,918 people
Change over the period: −359,935 (−18.81%) Average annual rate: -0.59 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lithuania

Lithuania 1.55M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Northern Europe computed 56.88M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.55M −667 −0.04%
2024 1.55M +17,596 +1.14%
2023 1.54M +27,582 +1.83%
2022 1.51M +24,131 +1.62%
2021 1.49M −9,474 −0.63%
2020 1.49M +13,579 +0.92%
2019 1.48M +7,192 +0.49%
2018 1.47M +7,874 +0.54%
2017 1.47M −13,265 −0.9%
2016 1.48M +9,082 +0.62%
2015 1.47M −8,281 −0.56%
2014 1.48M +12,866 +0.88%
2013 1.47M −6,055 −0.41%
2012 1.47M −8,626 −0.58%
2011 1.48M −11,846 −0.79%
2010 1.49M −26,945 −1.77%
2009 1.52M +8,110 +0.54%
2008 1.51M +2,366 +0.16%
2007 1.51M −426 −0.03%
2006 1.51M −42,595 −2.75%
2005 1.55M −39,217 −2.47%
2004 1.59M −90,159 −5.36%
2003 1.68M +54,846 +3.37%
2002 1.63M −19,739 −1.2%
2001 1.65M −39,915 −2.37%
2000 1.69M −29,612 −1.73%
1999 1.72M +2,383 +0.14%
1998 1.71M −26,884 −1.55%
1997 1.74M −28,031 −1.59%
1996 1.77M −27,365 −1.52%
1995 1.8M −26,809 −1.47%
1994 1.82M −27,761 −1.5%
1993 1.85M −27,310 −1.45%
1992 1.88M −21,315 −1.12%
1991 1.9M −15,245 −0.8%
1990 1.91M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.