Part time employment, male in Latvia
Latvia: Part time employment, male was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 6.4%.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Latvia peaked at 12.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2007.
That places Latvia 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.2% | — |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +39.7% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -10.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 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 6.4% 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 12.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for part time employment, male?
- Latvia ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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.