Transition: experimental statistics in Latvia
Latvia: Transition: experimental statistics was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
13th
of 42 countries
All-time high
3
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 2015
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Latvia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Latvia stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Latvia peaked at 3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
Latvia ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Transition: experimental statistics in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 13 Belgium 1 compare
- 13 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 13 Switzerland 1 compare
- 13 Cyprus 1 compare
- 13 Germany 1 compare
- 13 Greece 1 compare
- 13 Croatia 1 compare
- 13 Hungary 1 compare
- 13 Ireland 1 compare
- 13 Iceland 1 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 compare
- 13 Norway 1 compare
- 13 Portugal 1 compare
- 13 Slovenia 1 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 13 Croatia 1 compare
- 13 Latvia 1 compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 compare
- 13 Slovenia 1 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Latvia?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Latvia was 1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Latvia ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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