Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment in Latvia
Latvia: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment was 23.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 12th of 47 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: % of total part-time employment in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.6 | — |
| 1999 | 41.5 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 43 | +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 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 41.1 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 35 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 30 | -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 | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 24.7 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 23.7 | -4.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 23.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.55, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 23.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +66.8% | 27.1 | 45.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.55 | 41.5 | 41.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.76 | 22.6 | 45.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.82 | 20.2 | 41.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 | 21.4 | 32.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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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 12th out of 47 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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