Labor force, female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Labor force, female was 49.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Lithuania, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Lithuania stood at 49.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Lithuania peaked at 50.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1998.
Lithuania ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.8% | 47.4% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 48.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.0% | 49.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Lithuania?
- Labor force, female in Lithuania was 49.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for labor force, female?
- Lithuania ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.