ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia
Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 76.14 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia, 2001–2024
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 76.14 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 76.35 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16 %, in 2003.
Latvia ranks 8th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.59 % | — |
| 2002 | 37.37 % | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 31.16 % | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 38.73 % | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 45.04 % | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 50.1 % | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 51.52 % | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 54.4 % | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 57.44 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 51.4 % | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 53.16 % | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.2 % | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 57.12 % | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 58.98 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 63.57 % | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 66.48 % | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 65.69 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.09 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 68.21 % | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 70.23 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 65.35 % | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 74.19 % | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 76.35 % | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 76.14 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.59 % | 31.16 % | 57.44 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.09 % | 51.4 % | 68.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.45 % | 65.35 % | 76.35 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 317.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 171.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 243.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -83.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 131.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1255 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,301 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
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 76.14 % 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 76.35 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 % in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Latvia ranks 8th 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 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.