{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lt-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-self-employment-rate/","title":"Lithuania Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Lithuania's Self-Employed Persons: 158.5 thousand persons in 2025, -2.3% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Lithuania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Lithuania","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Lithuania Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Lithuania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Lithuania (2025)","value":"158.5","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.3%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Lithuania Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":145.8},{"period":"2009","value":136.2},{"period":"2010","value":115.3},{"period":"2011","value":114.6},{"period":"2012","value":123.6},{"period":"2013","value":136.4},{"period":"2014","value":141.5},{"period":"2015","value":147.5},{"period":"2016","value":153.1},{"period":"2017","value":147.9},{"period":"2018","value":148.5},{"period":"2019","value":150.7},{"period":"2020","value":151.1},{"period":"2021","value":149.8},{"period":"2022","value":165.2},{"period":"2023","value":160.2},{"period":"2024","value":162.3},{"period":"2025","value":158.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"158.5","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"162.3","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"160.2","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2022","value":"165.2","yoyChange":"+10.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"149.8","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"151.1","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2019","value":"150.7","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"148.5","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"147.9","yoyChange":"-3.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"153.1","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"147.5","yoyChange":"+4.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"141.5","yoyChange":"+3.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"136.4","yoyChange":"+10.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"123.6","yoyChange":"+7.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"114.6","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"115.3","yoyChange":"-15.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"136.2","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"145.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Lithuania from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 165.2 thousand persons in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 114.6 in 2011. The latest reading of 158.5 in 2025 represents a change of -3.8."}]}