Lithuania
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP, 2022)
34
Population (UNFPA, 2023)
2.7 milion
Total number of volunteers (ILO, 2015)
401
Direct volunteering (ILO, 2015)
401
Organization-based (ILO, 2015)
401

Volunteer statistics (ILO)*

Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/

2015

Total volunteering by type

Total volunteering by age group

Total volunteering by gender

Direct volunteering by gender

Organization-based volunteering by gender

Measurement work

Data source

  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
    • Social Survey
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024

Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering

Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?

Yes
Law on Volunteering
Year 2011
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Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?

Yes

Name of specific policy, strategy or plan on volunteering at the national level. Year created Source link What are the relevant SDG areas/crosscutting themes of the policy, plan scheme or strategy?
National Programme for Voluntary Activities of Youth 2013 View source

Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?

No

VNR Reporting

Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Lithuania

View source

Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs

Paragraph 1, page 47

Lithuanian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are important partners of public sector in the formation and implementation of the development cooperation policy. The composition of the National Development Cooperation Commission includes two ‘umbrella’ non-governmental development cooperation organisations, which unite 37 organisations. The input of these organisations is especially significant in the spheres of global education, public information on the importance and benefits of development cooperation and promotion of volunteering.

No mention

Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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Reporting positive contribution of volunteering to the SDGs


Reporting on volunteering connected to matters of gender equality, women's empowerment or similar

Paragraph 1, page 49

The Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men provides for an implementation mechanism in all areas (employment, education, consumer protection, social protection, etc.) to be ensured by all state and municipal institutions – all legal acts of these institutions must enshrine equal rights for women and men. The Action Plan for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men 2023-2025, adopted in 2023, aims to create conditions for the implementation of measures in the fields of gender equality, women's education, legal regulation, competencies of public sector employees and volunteers in the field of equal opportunities for women and men.

Paragraph 1, page 49

 The Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men provides for an implementation mechanism in all areas (employment, education, consumer protection, social protection, etc.) to be ensured by all state and municipal institutions – all legal acts of these institutions must enshrine equal rights for women and men. The Action Plan for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men 2023-2025, adopted in 2023, aims to create conditions for the implementation of measures in the fields of gender equality, women's education, legal regulation, competencies of public sector employees and volunteers in the field of equal opportunities for women and men.

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