Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia
Latvia: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
In 2025, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia peaked at 16.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2020.
That places Latvia 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.2% | — |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Latvia ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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