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

Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 63.76 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
63.76 %
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
60th
of 79 countries
All-time high
68.86 %
in 2020
All-time low
62.16 %
in 2010
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

02040602001201220242001: 63.8 %2002: 65.6 %2003: 62.7 %2004: 63.4 %2005: 63.2 %2006: 65.4 %2007: 66.3 %2008: 66.5 %2009: 64.7 %2010: 62.2 %2011: 62.5 %2012: 63.7 %2013: 63.7 %2014: 64.8 %2015: 65.5 %2016: 66 %2017: 63.8 %2018: 64.7 %2019: 63.8 %2020: 68.9 %2021: 64.7 %2022: 64.4 %2023: 65.2 %2024: 63.8 %

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 63.76 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 68.86 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.16 %, in 2010.

Latvia ranks 60th 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Latvia, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 63.83 %
2002 65.6 % +2.8%
2003 62.69 % -4.4%
2004 63.4 % +1.1%
2005 63.24 % -0.3%
2006 65.42 % +3.4%
2007 66.28 % +1.3%
2008 66.47 % +0.3%
2009 64.73 % -2.6%
2010 62.16 % -4.0%
2011 62.47 % +0.5%
2012 63.71 % +2.0%
2013 63.69 % -0.0%
2014 64.75 % +1.7%
2015 65.55 % +1.2%
2016 65.97 % +0.6%
2017 63.78 % -3.3%
2018 64.66 % +1.4%
2019 63.82 % -1.3%
2020 68.86 % +7.9%
2021 64.69 % -6.1%
2022 64.36 % -0.5%
2023 65.22 % +1.3%
2024 63.76 % -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.63 % 62.69 % 66.47 % 9
2010s 64.06 % 62.16 % 65.97 % 10
2020s 65.38 % 63.76 % 68.86 % 5

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  3. 59 Cyprus 63.89 % compare
  4. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63.67 % compare
  5. 62 Slovenia 63.02 % compare
  6. 63 North Macedonia 62.25 % 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 63.76 % 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 68.86 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 62.16 % in 2010.
How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Latvia ranks 60th 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 1.5%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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.