Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia
Latvia: Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.7%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
41st
of 45 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2002
All-time low
2.4%
in 2024
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia peaked at 11.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 41st of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.0% | — |
| 1999 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +50.7% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +65.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia?
- Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees in Latvia was 2.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees?
- Latvia ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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