Part time employment, total in Latvia
Latvia: Part time employment, total was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Latvia, 1998–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Latvia stood at 9.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Latvia peaked at 12.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2007.
Latvia ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 365.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 470.3 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 925.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Latvia?
- Part time employment, total in Latvia was 9.4% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2007.
- How does Latvia rank for part time employment, total?
- Latvia ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.