Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Latvia
Latvia: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time was 2.13 Percentage of employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Latvia, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.13 Percentage of employment for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Latvia peaked at 4 Percentage of employment in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.41 Percentage of employment, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.97 Percentage of employment | — |
| 2006 | 2.33 Percentage of employment | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 1.41 Percentage of employment | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 1.79 Percentage of employment | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 4 Percentage of employment | +122.9% |
| 2010 | 3.97 Percentage of employment | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.71 Percentage of employment | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.88 Percentage of employment | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.07 Percentage of employment | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 2.58 Percentage of employment | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 2.35 Percentage of employment | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.06 Percentage of employment | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 2.66 Percentage of employment | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 Percentage of employment | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.67 Percentage of employment | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 2.02 Percentage of employment | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 2.83 Percentage of employment | +40.3% |
| 2022 | 2.21 Percentage of employment | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.93 Percentage of employment | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 2.01 Percentage of employment | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 2.13 Percentage of employment | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 Percentage of employment | 1.41 Percentage of employment | 4 Percentage of employment | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.92 Percentage of employment | 1.67 Percentage of employment | 3.97 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 Percentage of employment | 1.93 Percentage of employment | 2.83 Percentage of employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 3 Chile 6.15 Percentage of employment compare
- 4 Spain 6.11 Percentage of employment compare
- 4 Estonia 2.76 Percentage of employment compare
- 5 New Zealand 5.52 Percentage of employment compare
- 6 Finland 5.13 Percentage of employment compare
- 7 Türkiye 1.5 Percentage of employment compare
- 7 Belgium 4.83 Percentage of employment compare
- 8 Lithuania 1.02 Percentage of employment compare
- 8 South Africa 4.35 Percentage of employment compare
- 9 Netherlands 0.875 Percentage of employment compare
- 9 Sweden 4.31 Percentage of employment compare
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Latvia?
- Incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in Latvia was 2.13 Percentage of employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 Percentage of employment in 2009.
- What is the lowest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 Percentage of employment in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. Detailed notes and sources can 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.