Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia
Latvia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 21 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
21 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
93 Thousand persons
in 2010
All-time low
18 Thousand persons
in 2007
Years of data
19
2002–2020
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 21 Thousand persons for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia peaked at 93 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18 Thousand persons, in 2007.
That places Latvia 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 62 Thousand persons | — |
| 2003 | 54 Thousand persons | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 54 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 26 Thousand persons | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 18 Thousand persons | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 21 Thousand persons | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 50 Thousand persons | +138.1% |
| 2010 | 93 Thousand persons | +86.0% |
| 2011 | 91 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 81 Thousand persons | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 58 Thousand persons | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 46 Thousand persons | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 44 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 40 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 32 Thousand persons | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 30 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 23 Thousand persons | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 21 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.62 Thousand persons | 18 Thousand persons | 62 Thousand persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.8 Thousand persons | 23 Thousand persons | 93 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 21 Thousand persons | 21 Thousand persons | 21 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level 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)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia was 21 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 93 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 Thousand persons in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data (1996–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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