ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 33.56 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.56 %
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
71st
of 79 countries
All-time high
46.88 %
in 2006
All-time low
33.56 %
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia, 2001–2024

010203040502001201220242001: 43.3 %2002: 40.3 %2003: 43.8 %2004: 37.8 %2005: 41.4 %2006: 46.9 %2007: 46.7 %2008: 45.2 %2009: 44.7 %2010: 39.4 %2011: 38.6 %2012: 41.8 %2013: 39.6 %2014: 43.7 %2015: 46.1 %2016: 44.6 %2017: 41.4 %2018: 40 %2019: 38.1 %2020: 43.3 %2021: 37.1 %2022: 33.6 %2023: 34.2 %2024: 33.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia stood at 33.56 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 46.88 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.56 %, in 2024.

Latvia ranks 71st of 79 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value in Latvia, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 43.33 %
2002 40.27 % -7.1%
2003 43.82 % +8.8%
2004 37.82 % -13.7%
2005 41.44 % +9.6%
2006 46.88 % +13.1%
2007 46.71 % -0.4%
2008 45.16 % -3.3%
2009 44.72 % -1.0%
2010 39.44 % -11.8%
2011 38.57 % -2.2%
2012 41.84 % +8.5%
2013 39.65 % -5.2%
2014 43.67 % +10.1%
2015 46.15 % +5.7%
2016 44.59 % -3.4%
2017 41.36 % -7.2%
2018 39.97 % -3.4%
2019 38.11 % -4.7%
2020 43.28 % +13.6%
2021 37.15 % -14.2%
2022 33.63 % -9.5%
2023 34.2 % +1.7%
2024 33.56 % -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.35 % 37.82 % 46.88 % 9
2010s 41.34 % 38.11 % 46.15 % 10
2020s 36.36 % 33.56 % 43.28 % 5

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  2. 69 Chile 34.73 % compare
  3. 70 Italy 33.96 % compare
  4. 72 Czechia 33.39 % compare
  5. 73 Bulgaria 32.8 % compare
  6. 74 Greece 31.68 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia was 33.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 46.88 % in 2006.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 33.56 % in 2024.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Latvia ranks 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 data points, 1987–2025
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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.