Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia
Latvia: Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in in Latvia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 22nd out of 43 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 private households - % of persons living in in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.0% | — |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +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 | 9.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +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 | 8.4% | 7.0% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 948.9 Thousand persons (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 22nd out of 43 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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