Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Latvia
Latvia: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 69.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 48 countries
All-time high
69.9%
in 2020
All-time low
60.0%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Latvia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 69.3% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Latvia peaked at 69.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 18th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 61.3% | — |
| 2000 | 60.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +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% | -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 | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 60.0% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 64.5% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 67.7% | 69.9% | 6 |
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- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Latvia?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Latvia was 69.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Latvia ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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