Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Latvia
Latvia: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 755.08 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 755.08 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Latvia peaked at 946.85 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 752.4 Persons, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 813.3 Persons | — |
| 1999 | 804.6 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 800.1 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 789.5 Persons | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 821.05 Persons | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 837.9 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 839.75 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 860.77 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 910.62 Persons | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 941.4 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 946.85 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 803.8 Persons | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 752.9 Persons | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 763.85 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 776.12 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 790.42 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 782.42 Persons | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 783.02 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 778.17 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 781.55 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 804.62 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 804.52 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 779.5 Persons | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 752.4 Persons | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 767.8 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 765.75 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 757.33 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 755.08 Persons | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 808.95 Persons | 804.6 Persons | 813.3 Persons | 2 |
| 2000s | 855.17 Persons | 789.5 Persons | 946.85 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 781.76 Persons | 752.9 Persons | 804.62 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 762.98 Persons | 752.4 Persons | 779.5 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 3 Netherlands 8,290 Persons compare
- 3 Russian Federation 65,833 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 1,478 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 61,850 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 1,294 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 41,026 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 858.15 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 38,822 Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 615.5 Persons compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,586 Persons compare
- 8 France 25,340 Persons compare
- 9 Canada 19,350 Persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Latvia?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Latvia was 755.08 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 946.85 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 752.4 Persons in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- Latvia ranks 6th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3