Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia
Latvia: Labour force participation rates by citizenship was 69.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.3
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
69.9
in 2020
All-time low
60
in 2000
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia stood at 69.3.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia peaked at 69.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.6 | — |
| 1999 | 61.3 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 60.4 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.2 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 61.5 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.1 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.2 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 67.2 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 65.8 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 64.6 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.5 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.1 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 66 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.3 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.5 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.2 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.9 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69.6 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.4 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.7 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.7 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 69.3 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.95 | 61.3 | 62.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.1 | 60 | 67.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.11 | 64.5 | 69.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8 | 67.7 | 69.9 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia?
- Labour force participation rates by citizenship in Latvia was 69.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by citizenship recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for labour force participation rates by citizenship?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by citizenship rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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