Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia
Latvia: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.7%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 2009
All-time low
20.2%
in 2019
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia stood at 23.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia peaked at 45.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
Latvia ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.6% | — |
| 1999 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +66.8% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 22.6% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 20.2% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 21.4% | 32.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia was 23.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Latvia ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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