Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Latvia
Latvia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.5059 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Latvia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.5059 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Latvia peaked at 0.6733 units per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4839 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Latvia 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.631 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.6649 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6733 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6377 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5369 units per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4982 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5097 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5129 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5235 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5256 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5207 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5184 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5209 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5339 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.525 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.503 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4839 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5059 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5059 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5059 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6287 units per square kilometre | 0.5369 units per square kilometre | 0.6733 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5189 units per square kilometre | 0.4982 units per square kilometre | 0.5339 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4997 units per square kilometre | 0.4839 units per square kilometre | 0.5059 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 138 Solomon Islands 0.5194 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Eritrea 0.515 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Peru 0.5147 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Chile 0.4582 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Angola 0.4504 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Brazil 0.443 units per square kilometre 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Latvia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Latvia was 0.5059 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6733 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4839 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Latvia ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.