Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia

Latvia: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 58.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
58.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
66th
of 187 countries
All-time high
58.3%
in 2025
All-time low
39.6%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia, 1991–2025

02040601991200820251991: 39.61992: 41.61993: 431994: 43.51995: 44.71996: 45.61997: 43.81998: 44.71999: 47.22000: 48.92001: 47.22002: 44.52003: 46.42004: 47.82005: 48.92006: 47.92007: 46.52008: 48.82009: 54.32010: 54.72011: 552012: 54.82013: 54.32014: 54.52015: 54.52016: 54.42017: 57.32018: 55.42019: 55.92020: 54.92021: 56.72022: 57.92023: 58.22024: 57.82025: 58.3

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia is 58.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia peaked at 58.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1991.

Latvia ranks 66th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Latvia, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 39.6%
1992 41.6% +5.1%
1993 43.0% +3.4%
1994 43.5% +1.2%
1995 44.7% +2.8%
1996 45.6% +1.9%
1997 43.8% -3.8%
1998 44.7% +2.0%
1999 47.2% +5.6%
2000 48.9% +3.6%
2001 47.2% -3.6%
2002 44.5% -5.7%
2003 46.4% +4.4%
2004 47.8% +3.0%
2005 48.9% +2.3%
2006 47.9% -2.2%
2007 46.5% -2.9%
2008 48.8% +4.9%
2009 54.3% +11.4%
2010 54.7% +0.7%
2011 55.0% +0.5%
2012 54.8% -0.3%
2013 54.3% -1.0%
2014 54.5% +0.5%
2015 54.5% -0.1%
2016 54.4% -0.2%
2017 57.3% +5.5%
2018 55.4% -3.4%
2019 55.9% +0.9%
2020 54.9% -1.7%
2021 56.7% +3.3%
2022 57.9% +2.2%
2023 58.2% +0.5%
2024 57.8% -0.8%
2025 58.3% +0.9%

Latvia compared with similar countries

  • Latvia's 58.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Latvia's 58.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.4%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.7% 39.6% 47.2% 9
2000s 48.1% 44.5% 54.3% 10
2010s 55.1% 54.3% 57.3% 10
2020s 57.3% 54.9% 58.3% 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 63 Kazakhstan 59.0% compare
  2. 64 Belize 58.5% compare
  3. 65 Bulgaria 58.3% compare
  4. 67 Yemen 58.0% compare
  5. 68 Panama 58.0% compare
  6. 69 Cuba 57.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia?
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Latvia was 58.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1991.
How does Latvia rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
Latvia ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).