Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed in Latvia
Latvia: Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed was 6.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia is 6.6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia peaked at 12.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2025.
That places Latvia 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Population in jobless … in private households where no-one is employed in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | — |
| 2007 | 8.2 | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1 | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 7.5 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 9.3 | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4 | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 6.6 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.45 | 7 | 11.1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.17 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More work & labour data for Latvia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 26.74 Persons (2022)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.5 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 948.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 883.1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia?
- Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia was 6.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population in jobless private households - % of persons living in recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2025.
- How does Latvia rank for population in jobless private households - % of persons living in?
- Latvia ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in jobless private households - % of persons living in rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in private households where no-one is employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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