Nurses — Health and social employment in Latvia
Latvia: Nurses — Health and social employment was 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024. ▬ Flat
Nurses — Health and social employment in Latvia, 2018–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants for nurses — health and social employment in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Nurses — Health and social employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2019 | 6.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.54 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.46 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 6.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 2 Netherlands 11.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Norway 29.13 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 10.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Lithuania 9.2 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Luxembourg 22.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants
- 4 Finland 21.14 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Poland 8.85 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Sweden 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Belgium 20.26 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 United States 20.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 Denmark 19.67 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 26.74 Persons (2022)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.6 Hour (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.5% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 71.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses — health and social employment in Latvia?
- Nurses — health and social employment in Latvia was 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2020.
- What is the lowest nurses — health and social employment recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for nurses — health and social employment?
- Latvia ranks 5th out of 5 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nurses — health and social employment rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Nurses — Health and social employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the number of nurses by status (ie. practising nurses, professionally active nurses, and nurses licenced to practice) and category (ie. Professional nurses and associate professional nurses). Practising nurses provide services directly to patients. Professionally active nurses include practising nurses and other nurses for whom their education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job. A nurse licensed to practice has completed a programme of nursing education and is qualified and authorised in his/her country to practice nursing. They include practising and other (non-practising) nurses. Professional nurses assume responsibility for the planning and management of the care of patients, including the supervision of other healthcare workers, working autonomously or in teams with medical doctors and others in the practical application of preventive and curative measures. Associate professional nurses generally work under the supervision of, and in support of implementation of healthcare, treatment and referrals plans established by medical, nursing and other health professionals. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.