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 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Latvia stood at 12.
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 34th out of 48 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.2 | — |
| 2015 | 13.1 | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 14.1 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 12 | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 14.5 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 14 | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 12 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.88 | 12 | 16.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.02 | 10.2 | 14 | 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 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 34th out of 48 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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