ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 16.76 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.76 1000 No
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
65th
of 80 countries
All-time high
20.52 1000 No
in 2008
All-time low
8.16 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia, 2001–2024

051015202001201220242001: 15.8 1000 No2002: 11.7 1000 No2003: 9.3 1000 No2004: 15.4 1000 No2005: 13.9 1000 No2006: 20.1 1000 No2007: 20.2 1000 No2008: 20.5 1000 No2009: 14.8 1000 No2010: 11 1000 No2011: 11.3 1000 No2012: 8.3 1000 No2013: 8.2 1000 No2014: 8.4 1000 No2015: 8.6 1000 No2016: 9.6 1000 No2017: 9.8 1000 No2018: 9.3 1000 No2019: 9.2 1000 No2020: 12.9 1000 No2021: 12.3 1000 No2022: 18.5 1000 No2023: 15.7 1000 No2024: 16.8 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 16.76 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia peaked at 20.52 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.16 1000 No, in 2013.

Latvia ranks 65th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Latvia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2001 15.79 1000 No
2002 11.74 1000 No -25.6%
2003 9.32 1000 No -20.6%
2004 15.42 1000 No +65.5%
2005 13.88 1000 No -10.0%
2006 20.06 1000 No +44.5%
2007 20.21 1000 No +0.7%
2008 20.52 1000 No +1.5%
2009 14.76 1000 No -28.1%
2010 11.02 1000 No -25.3%
2011 11.34 1000 No +2.9%
2012 8.27 1000 No -27.1%
2013 8.16 1000 No -1.3%
2014 8.41 1000 No +3.1%
2015 8.61 1000 No +2.4%
2016 9.59 1000 No +11.4%
2017 9.75 1000 No +1.7%
2018 9.29 1000 No -4.7%
2019 9.15 1000 No -1.5%
2020 12.94 1000 No +41.4%
2021 12.32 1000 No -4.8%
2022 18.48 1000 No +50.0%
2023 15.74 1000 No -14.8%
2024 16.76 1000 No +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.74 1000 No 9.32 1000 No 20.52 1000 No 9
2010s 9.36 1000 No 8.16 1000 No 11.34 1000 No 10
2020s 15.25 1000 No 12.32 1000 No 18.48 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 62 South Africa 17.12 1000 No compare
  2. 63 Belgium 16.86 1000 No compare
  3. 64 Kyrgyzstan 16.83 1000 No compare
  4. 66 Slovakia 16.47 1000 No compare
  5. 67 Mongolia 9.08 1000 No compare
  6. 68 Uruguay 8.93 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Latvia was 16.76 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 20.52 1000 No in 2008.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.16 1000 No in 2013.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Latvia ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.