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

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 87.94 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
87.94 %
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
67th
of 79 countries
All-time high
91.81 %
in 2020
All-time low
85.95 %
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

0204060801002001201220242001: 86 %2002: 89.5 %2003: 87.2 %2004: 90.7 %2005: 87.5 %2006: 87.7 %2007: 89.8 %2008: 90.5 %2009: 88.9 %2010: 88.3 %2011: 88.8 %2012: 88.9 %2013: 88.9 %2014: 89.4 %2015: 89.5 %2016: 89.5 %2017: 88.3 %2018: 89.2 %2019: 88.7 %2020: 91.8 %2021: 88.8 %2022: 88.4 %2023: 89.5 %2024: 87.9 %

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 87.94 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 91.81 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.95 %, in 2001.

Latvia ranks 67th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Latvia, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 85.95 %
2002 89.53 % +4.2%
2003 87.24 % -2.6%
2004 90.72 % +4.0%
2005 87.48 % -3.6%
2006 87.7 % +0.3%
2007 89.81 % +2.4%
2008 90.46 % +0.7%
2009 88.88 % -1.7%
2010 88.3 % -0.7%
2011 88.85 % +0.6%
2012 88.86 % +0.0%
2013 88.86 % +0.0%
2014 89.44 % +0.7%
2015 89.52 % +0.1%
2016 89.52 % +0.0%
2017 88.33 % -1.3%
2018 89.16 % +0.9%
2019 88.67 % -0.5%
2020 91.81 % +3.5%
2021 88.83 % -3.2%
2022 88.37 % -0.5%
2023 89.54 % +1.3%
2024 87.94 % -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.64 % 85.95 % 90.72 % 9
2010s 88.95 % 88.3 % 89.52 % 10
2020s 89.3 % 87.94 % 91.81 % 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 64 Italy 89.09 % compare
  2. 65 Armenia 88.34 % compare
  3. 66 Australia 88.02 % compare
  4. 68 Norway 87.84 % compare
  5. 69 Zambia 87.75 % compare
  6. 70 Romania 86.44 % 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 87.94 % 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 91.81 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 85.95 % in 2001.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Latvia ranks 67th 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 25 to 54, 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, 25 to 54, 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, 1,544 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.