ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Latvia
Latvia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.84 % 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 53.84 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Latvia peaked at 54.77 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.4 %, in 2003.
That places Latvia 38th out of 79 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 | 49.65 % | — |
| 2002 | 49.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.4 % | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 47.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.42 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 49.84 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 49.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 52 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.06 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.65 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 51.05 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.75 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.87 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.01 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 52.73 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51.62 % | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 51.98 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 51.36 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 53.35 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 49.38 % | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 54.77 % | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 53.42 % | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 53.84 % | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.63 % | 47.4 % | 52.4 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.41 % | 50.65 % | 52.73 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.95 % | 49.38 % | 54.77 % | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.5099 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13,417 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3809 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 10,022 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8052 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 21,187 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.37 % 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 53.84 % 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 54.77 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4 % in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Latvia ranks 38th 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 5.8%. 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, total (15+), 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.