Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Latvia
Latvia: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Latvia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.3% for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Latvia peaked at 2.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Latvia 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.3% | — |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Latvia?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Latvia was 0.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Latvia rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Latvia ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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