Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Latvia
Latvia: Persons in part-time employment by main reason was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 23.7% for persons in part-time employment by main reason in 2025.
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 part-time employment by main reason in Latvia peaked at 45.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
That places Latvia 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 23.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 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 part-time employment by main reason 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 | 41.5% | 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 |
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 persons in part-time employment by main reason in Latvia?
- Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Latvia was 23.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does Latvia rank for persons in part-time employment by main reason?
- Latvia ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by main reason 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 part-time employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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