Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia
Latvia: Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees was 2.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 2.7 for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in 2025.
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 country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia peaked at 11 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2024.
That places Latvia 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 | — |
| 1999 | 7.5 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.8 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 11 | +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 | -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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +65.1% | 4.3 | 7.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.75 | 7.5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2 | 3.4 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.25 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2718 % change on previous year (2050)
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- 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 temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia?
- Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees in Latvia was 2.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees?
- Latvia ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by country of birth - % 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 country of birth - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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