Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia
Latvia: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 22 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia stood at 22.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia peaked at 102 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2023.
That places Latvia 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 55 | — |
| 2010 | 102 | +85.5% |
| 2011 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 89 | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 64 | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 51 | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 44 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 35 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 26 | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 2025 | 22 | +4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +85.5% | 55 | 102 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.3 | 26 | 102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.67 | 17 | 24 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Latvia was 22 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 102 in 2010.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Latvia ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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