Estonia vs Latvia: Employment by permanency of the job

Estonia
0.12 Persons
in 2020
Latvia
4.91 Persons
in 2025
Estonia rank
8th
Latvia rank
6th

Employment by permanency of the job over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
012345200720162025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 4.91 Persons against 0.12 Persons in Estonia, a difference of 4.79 Persons.

That makes Latvia's figure about 40.9 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 6th of 8 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
2010s 0.2757 Persons 1 Persons 0.7243 Persons Latvia
2020s 0.12 Persons 1.51 Persons 1.39 Persons Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by permanency of the job, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 4.91 Persons against 0.12 Persons in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment by permanency of the job between Estonia and Latvia?
4.79 Persons, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for employment by permanency of the job?
Estonia ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 6th of 8 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by permanency of the job. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment by permanency of the job
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
21 places, 552 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on permanent and temporary workers based on the type of work contract of their main job. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and by standardised age groups (15-19, 15-24, 20-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates