ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia
Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 10.95 % 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia stood at 10.95 %.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 11.56 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6 %, in 2003.
That places Latvia 52nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 8.79 % | — |
| 2002 | 6.86 % | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6 % | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 8.35 % | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 7.84 % | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 10.7 % | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 10.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.75 % | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 5.79 % | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 5.86 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.06 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.88 % | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.31 % | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 6.54 % | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.18 % | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 7.72 % | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.89 % | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 6.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.99 % | +46.1% |
| 2021 | 9.58 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 11.56 % | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 10.48 % | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 10.95 % | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.56 % | 5.6 % | 10.7 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.51 % | 5.79 % | 7.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.51 % | 9.58 % | 11.56 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2129 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,601 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 18.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2098 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,519 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.67 % change on previous year (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 10.95 % 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 11.56 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 % in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Latvia ranks 52nd out of 78 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 73.5%. 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, 65+, rural areas — 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.