Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia
Latvia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia peaked at 18.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1991.
Latvia ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.7% | — |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 7.7% | 18.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 137 New Caledonia 11.7% compare
- 138 North Macedonia 11.6% compare
- 139 Montenegro 11.6% compare
- 141 Czechia 11.4% compare
- 142 Portugal 11.3% compare
- 143 Spain 11.1% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Latvia was 11.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1991.
- How does Latvia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Latvia ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.