Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Latvia

Latvia: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 3.02 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
3.02 0-6 scale
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 7 countries
All-time high
3.02 0-6 scale
in 2012
All-time low
3.02 0-6 scale
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Latvia, 2012–2025

01232012201820252012: 3 0-6 scale2013: 3 0-6 scale2014: 3 0-6 scale2015: 3 0-6 scale2016: 3 0-6 scale2017: 3 0-6 scale2018: 3 0-6 scale2019: 3 0-6 scale2020: 3 0-6 scale2021: 3 0-6 scale2022: 3 0-6 scale2023: 3 0-6 scale2024: 3 0-6 scale2025: 3 0-6 scale

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 3.02 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Latvia peaked at 3.02 0-6 scale in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.02 0-6 scale, in 2012.

Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts) in Latvia, 2012 to 2025.
Year 0-6 scale Change
2012 3.02 0-6 scale
2013 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2014 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2015 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2016 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2017 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2018 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2019 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2020 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2021 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2022 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2023 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2024 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%
2025 3.02 0-6 scale +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.02 0-6 scale 3.02 0-6 scale 3.02 0-6 scale 8
2020s 3.02 0-6 scale 3.02 0-6 scale 3.02 0-6 scale 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 1 Netherlands 3.61 0-6 scale compare
  2. 1 Indonesia 4.08 0-6 scale
  3. 2 India 3.29 0-6 scale
  4. 3 Türkiye 2.98 0-6 scale compare
  5. 3 Czechia 3.26 0-6 scale compare
  6. 3 China 3.26 0-6 scale
  7. 4 Poland 2.33 0-6 scale compare
  8. 5 Portugal 3.14 0-6 scale compare
  9. 5 Slovenia 2.08 0-6 scale compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Latvia?
Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Latvia was 3.02 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 0-6 scale in 2012.
What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.02 0-6 scale in 2012.
How does Latvia rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
Latvia ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts)
Unit
0-6 scale
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,336 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org