Labour transitions by employment status in Latvia
Latvia: Labour transitions by employment status was 91.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
35th
of 46 countries
All-time high
93.5%
in 2007
All-time low
81.6%
in 2009
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Labour transitions by employment status in Latvia, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions by employment status in Latvia stood at 91.6%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions by employment status in Latvia peaked at 93.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2009.
That places Latvia 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Labour transitions by employment status in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 93.5% | — |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 91.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 81.6% | 93.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 83.1% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 90.0% | 93.3% | 6 |
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour transitions by employment status in Latvia?
- Labour transitions by employment status in Latvia was 91.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions by employment status recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labour transitions by employment status recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2009.
- How does Latvia rank for labour transitions by employment status?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions by employment status rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 transitions by employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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