Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Latvia
Latvia: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 15.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Latvia stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Latvia peaked at 17.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2007.
That places Latvia 77th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.7% | — |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +59.1% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 15.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 60% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 15.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.9% | 16.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,152 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 455.07 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Latvia?
- Part time employment, male in Latvia was 15.2% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for part time employment, male?
- Latvia ranks 77th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.