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

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 85.05 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85.05 %
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
85.05 %
in 2020
All-time low
78.63 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

0204060802001201220242001: 83.5 %2002: 82 %2003: 81 %2004: 80 %2005: 79.5 %2006: 80.4 %2007: 80.8 %2008: 84.3 %2009: 84.4 %2010: 84.9 %2011: 84.4 %2012: 83.6 %2013: 83.8 %2014: 83.2 %2015: 83 %2016: 83.1 %2017: 83.6 %2018: 82.6 %2019: 82.3 %2020: 85 %2021: 78.6 %2022: 83.7 %2023: 81.6 %2024: 85 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia is 85.05 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 85.05 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.63 %, in 2021.

That places Latvia 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 — Female — Value in Latvia, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 83.52 %
2002 81.98 % -1.8%
2003 80.95 % -1.3%
2004 79.96 % -1.2%
2005 79.55 % -0.5%
2006 80.44 % +1.1%
2007 80.85 % +0.5%
2008 84.33 % +4.3%
2009 84.37 % +0.0%
2010 84.9 % +0.6%
2011 84.36 % -0.6%
2012 83.63 % -0.9%
2013 83.8 % +0.2%
2014 83.25 % -0.7%
2015 83 % -0.3%
2016 83.06 % +0.1%
2017 83.64 % +0.7%
2018 82.57 % -1.3%
2019 82.35 % -0.3%
2020 85.05 % +3.3%
2021 78.63 % -7.5%
2022 83.73 % +6.5%
2023 81.62 % -2.5%
2024 85.05 % +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.77 % 79.55 % 84.37 % 9
2010s 83.46 % 82.35 % 84.9 % 10
2020s 82.82 % 78.63 % 85.05 % 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 16 Portugal 86.04 % compare
  2. 17 Iceland 85.88 % compare
  3. 18 Lithuania 85.72 % compare
  4. 20 Hungary 84.7 % compare
  5. 21 Czechia 84.67 % compare
  6. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.51 % 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 85.05 % 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 85.05 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.63 % in 2021.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Latvia ranks 19th 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 up 2.2%. 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 — Female — 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 — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,542 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.